A plot devised by a part of the Opposition Bloc and the president's entourage seeks to pitch Poroshenko against Boyko in the runoff. Akhmetov seems to be left out in the cold.
The turbulence of a new political season is multiplied by the coming presidential and parliamentary elections. What is brewing in the president's camp?
The agenda of a new political season will be heavily dominated by the looming presidential and parliamentary elections, and Petro Poroshenko's ambitions in this regard.
No positive expectations are associated with Saakashvili's return to Ukraine. Did his team have a plan? And what lesson should Ukraine learn from his story?
Despite the absence of breakthroughs at the start of a new political season, some processes are already underway which may determine the outcome of the 2019 elections.
Flagrant disrespect for the constitution like an attempt to strip Saakashvili of Ukrainian citizenship cannot be left unnoticed. But running to extremes is not an option.
Ukraine's leaders seem to have finally come to realise that vengeance must be taken on those responsible for the deaths on Maydan and other grave crimes of the Yanukovych clique. Otherwise,
the tables can be turned on them.
Petro Poroshenko is going to run for office again in 2019. The main question is how to ensure the result? Bankova is considering options. One of them is to amend the constitution by restricting
the president's powers.