2020’s electoral lessons: Moldova, Georgia and Ukraine
Recent elections in Moldova, Georgia and Ukraine have proven that positive democratic changes are difficult to achieve but are still very possible. Even though oligarchs retain much of their power, political newcomers, civil society and the diaspora are turning into key players shaking up the status quo.
The political transformations that occurred in Moldova, Georgia and Ukraine in the second half of 2020 will have long-lasting consequences on the democratic development of these critical countries in the region. Each of them has made qualitative steps forward, leaving behind more oligarchic-centric rules of the game.
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February 3, 2021 -
Denis Cenusa
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Moldovan President Maia Sandu on her official visit to Ukraine to meet with Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Photo: UKRAINIAN PRESIDENTIAL PRESS SERVICE
Eastern Europe, elections, Georgia, Moldova, Ukraine