Coming Ukraine election with huge implications will define eastern Europe for century and beyond

Ukraine elects parliament in key democracy test

AFP – Ukraine voted on Sunday in legislative polls seen as a test of the ex-Soviet nation’s nascent democracy, which has been overshadowed by the jailing of the charismatic opposition leader Yulia Tymoshenko. The election has been shaken-up by the emergence of world boxing champion Vitali Klitschko. | Democracy, elections and voting at Democracy Chronicles