Sergii Leshchenko

Sergii Leshchenko is a Ukrainian journalist and a member of the Verkhovna Rada. All views expressed are made in a personal capacity.

Ukrainian Elections: the oligarchs are hedging their bets

On 28th October, Ukrainians will elect a new parliament. Their country has moved in the last few years from the forefront of democratic transition in the post-Soviet space to a clan-based authoritarian regime, taking its lead from its neighbour Belarus. Serhiy Leshchenko reports on the state of pl

By Sergii Leshchenko

/ 24 Oct 2012

Rigging elections, Ukrainian-style

On 28th October Ukrainians go to the polls to elect a new parliament, but it is already clear that the election will not be fought by fair means. Sergii Leshchenko outlines the various, and sometimes ingenious, methods used to rig the vote.

By Sergii Leshchenko

/ 10 Oct 2012

Yanukovych, the luxury residence and the money trail that leads to London

European leaders’ decision to boycott Ukraine’s Euro 2012 has highlighted the role of Yanukovych as the new black sheep of Europe. Yet Yanukovych made his own own ‘European choice’ long ago – it is in there that he squirrels away his family’s fortune, writes Sergii Leshchenko

By Sergii Leshchenko

/ 8 Jun 2012