Ukrainian presidential election, 2010

The presidential election in Ukraine 2010 took place ( runoff ) on 17 January and 7 February. As the winner emerged opposition leader Viktor Yanukovych. He was sworn in on 25 February 2010 as the fourth President of Ukraine.

Dispute over the election date

On 1 April 2009 the Ukrainian parliament decided the election date October 25th with 401 of 450 votes. The incumbent president Viktor Yushchenko had previously called for an appointment in January 2010. The Ukrainian Constitution states that the election is to take place on the last Sunday of the fifth year of office of the President. However, it was disputed whether this was already applied after the provision in question had been created only during the current term. President Yushchenko challenged the Act of Parliament to election date before the Constitutional Court. This decided on 12 May 2009 that the election date October 25 was not unconstitutional. The first round of the presidential election then had to take place on 17 January 2010.

Discussion on constitutional amendment

Representatives of the ruling block Yulia Tymoshenko ( BJuT ) and the oppositional Party of Regions (PR ) resulted in the middle of 2009, talks about the formation of a grand coalition to overcome the political stalemate in Ukraine. In conversation it was also a constitutional amendment to elect in the future the president by parliament. The PR chairman, Viktor Yanukovich, however, spoke in favor of maintaining the direct election. Prime Minister Tymoshenko declared on June 7, the coalition talks with Yanukovych as a failure because it had demanded a minimum age of 50 years for presidential candidates, thereby reducing the number of his potential opponents in the legal way.

Candidates

The following 18 candidates were registered for the election:

  • Inna Bohoslowska, members of parliament, voted for the Party of Regions, deputy chairman of the Committee on Culture and Spirituality
  • Mychajlo Brodskyj, chairman of the Party of Free Democrats
  • Anatoly Stepanowytsch Hryzenko, Member of Parliament, member of Our Ukraine, Chairman of the Committee on National Security and Defence
  • Viktor Yanukovych, Party and leader of the Party of Regions, Second in 2004 Presidential Election
  • Arseniy Yatsenyuk, Member of Parliament
  • Viktor Yushchenko, Incumbent, a member of the party "Our Ukraine"
  • Yuriy Kostenko, member of the Ukrainian People's Party, Member of Parliament
  • Volodymyr Lytvyn, Parliament, President of the electoral alliance Blok Lytwyna
  • Olexandr Moroz, leader of the Socialist Party of Ukraine
  • Olexandr Pabat, President of the Community " Civil Active of Kyiv "
  • Vasyl Protywsich, born Humenjuk, party affiliation, president of the Commerce and Industry Chamber of Ivano- Frankivsk ( his new name, he has only recently been adopted, can be wsich as "Against all " Proty, translate, a voice option on the ballot )
  • Serhiy Ratuschnjak, party affiliation, mayor of the western Ukrainian city of Uzhhorod
  • Oleh Rjabokon, party affiliation, entrepreneurs
  • Petro Symonenko, party leader of the Communist Party of Ukraine as well as parliamentary leader in the Verkhovna Rada
  • Ljudmyla Suprun, member of the Popular Democratic Party, Chairman of the State Agency of Ukraine for Investments and Innovations
  • Serhiy Tihipko, chairman of the party " Strong Ukraine"
  • Oleh Tjahnybok, member and chairman of the All-Ukrainian Union " Freedom"
  • Yulia Tymoshenko, Prime Minister, member of the All-Ukrainian Association "home", Chairman of the block Yulia Tymoshenko

Source: Zentralna wybortscha komissija Ukrajiny

Yulia Tymoshenko

Viktor Yanukovych

Serhiy Tihipko

Arseniy Yatsenyuk

Volodymyr Lytvyn

Anatoly Hryzenko

Oleh Tjahnybok

Results

First ballot

  • While Viktor Yanukovych in all regions of eastern Ukraine in the lead, Yulia Tymoshenko led in almost all regions of Western Ukraine. Exception: In the West Ukrainian Transcarpathian Oblast, where a regionalist movement of Rusyns is active, led Yanukovych against Tymoshenko.
  • In most regions of Western Ukraine Yanukovych received the second most votes behind Tymoshenko. Exceptions: Viktor Yushchenko was runner-up in the Galician region Ivano-Frankivsk, Ternopil and Lviv. Serhiy Tihipko was runner-up in the Volyn oblast and the capital Kiev, Arseniy Yatsenyuk finished second in the Chernivtsi Oblast.
  • In most regions of eastern Ukraine Tymoshenko not, but Tihipko received the second most votes behind Yanukovych. Exception: Tymoshenko was runner-up in the regions of Kherson, Crimea and Mykolaiv.

Run-off

In the runoff election on 7 February 2010, Viktor Yanukovych continued with 49% against Yulia Tymoshenko, who received 46 % of the vote, narrowly. The results met all independent exit polls that were conducted before the counting of votes. Also, the election observers of the OSCE and other international observer missions reviewed the presidential election as to international standards. However, the Bloc Yulia Tymoshenko announced to contest the election results in court and to seek a third round of voting. However, Tymoshenko withdrew her election complaint back to a hearing before the Supreme Administrative Court. She described her complaint as futile and accused the court before partisanship. Less later, on 25 February 2010, Viktor Yanukovych was sworn in as President of Ukraine.

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