Publication

This policy brief outlines the political changes in Ukraine in 2010. It argues that these changes were partially a product of the transition of power between presidents Yushchenko and Yanukovich, and partially borne out of the multiple deadlocks between president and parliament from 2007 to 2009. Presidential powers have been reinforced, however, and the changes to the regional electoral law have served to construct a political arena that makes it difficult for the political forces of the opposition to compete against the majority coalition.