Author: Yuriy Sheyko

To Fear or Not to Fear? The Question that Will Decide Who Wins Ukraine’s Presidential Election

by Yuriy Sheyko
The Question that Will Decide Who Wins Ukraine's Presidential Election

The outcome of the presidential election in Ukraine is going to be decided not so much by the programmes or the personalities of the candidates, but by one question: whether more voters fear disruptive changes or rather deplore the current situation, writes Yuriy Sheyko. The Ukrainian leadership that has governed the country since the Revolution…

German CDU Stops Short of Revolt Against Merkel

by Yuriy Sheyko
CDU Stops Short of Revolt Against Merkel

The German Christian Democrats (CDU) are no longer under the thumb of Angela Merkel. During the party congress in Hamburg on December 7 the CDU elected Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer (or simply AKK) as its chairperson. She was Merkel’s candidate of choice. But her election was a close call, as the first round did not produce any…