On Sunday 26th October 2014, Ukrainians will have
another opportunity to vote and choose which political parties will be responsible
for the management of the country. Although Ukraine still maintains an unusual
system of elections via a ‘party list’ system mixed with other systems, it is
an opportunity for the people to choose the future direction of Ukraine.
The majority of the population have already decided that
they wish to see a free and democratic country develop along a ‘Western
European’ system.
Ukraine will need another 5-10 years to rebuild its economy
and develop a system of governance and for its politicians to demonstrate that
they can put people first and eventually cast off the old methods of soviet era
bureaucracy, systemic corruption and the stigma of selfish greed among the so
called elite.
The time has arrived for fresh, young albeit inexperienced
people to start making decisions that will benefit the population as a whole. Let’s all hope that we will see many new
faces appearing in the Verkhovna Rada (Parliament) next week.
