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- Title
The Orange Revolution at the Crossroads.
- Authors
Kuzio, Taras
- Abstract
The November-December 2004 Orange Revolution led to the election of Viktor Yushchenko as Ukraine's third president. Yushchenko's presidency has been associated with a number of important democratic gains such as the holding of free and fair elections, a free media, an active civil society, the dissociation of oligarchs from a corrupt relationship with the authorities, and a more robust commitment to Euro-Atlantic integration. The Orange Revolution went into crisis in September 2005, when the Tymoshenko government was removed, culminating in the victory of the Party of Regions, led by Viktor Yanukovych, in the March 2006 elections. Following five months of coalition negotiations, a revived Orange coalition was replaced by first an Anti-Crisis and then a National Unity coalition, with a government led by Prime Minister Yanukovych. The signing of a "Universal" agreement by President Yushchenko, Prime Minister Yanukovych, and three other parliamentary parties, aims to maintain Ukraine's democratic gains through the continued pursuit of Yushchenko's domestic and foreign policies. The Orange Revolution has reached a crossroads, with either the consolidation of further reforms begun by the Orange Revolution, or a return to the policies pursued in the Kuchma era.
- Subjects
UKRAINE; UKRAINIAN Revolution, 2004; IUSHCHENKO, Viktor, 1954-; PRESIDENTIAL elections; YANUKOVYCH, Viktor, 1950-; DEMOCRATIZATION
- Publication
Demokratizatsiya, 2006, Vol 14, Issue 4, p477
- ISSN
1074-6846
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3200/DEMO.14.4.477-495