Ukraine presidential election: The ‘Chocolate King’ vs the ‘Gas Princess’

http://www.euronews.com/2014/03/30/ukraine-presidential-election-the-chocolate-king-vs-the-gas-princess/

Ukraine:reactions to choice of presidential candidates

Ukraine presidential election: The ‘Chocolate King’ vs the ‘Gas Princess’
30/03 04:21 CET

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Former prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko was at the forefront of the country’s pro-democracy Orange Revolution.

Her main rival now that boxer Vitaly Klitschko has pulled out is billionaire chocolate baron Petro Poroshenko. Klitschko and his Udar party are throwing all their weight behind Poroshenko and urging their supporters to do the same.

As well as promising to steer Ukraine away from Russia and towards Europe, Poroshenko also said: “The priorities are to preserve sovereignty and territorial integrity. We will also have to work on the country’s unity.”

Freed from prison just over a month ago, Tymoshenko remains a divisive figure. Nicknamed “the Gas Princess” because of the wealth she acquired in the energy sector, for now, polls show support for her at a third of the figure for Poroshenko. Nevertheless, Tymoshenko is keen to make it clear she is no fan of Russia.


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Ukraine's oligarchs (aka the 1%) and corruption will be a problem for a looong time. Tymoshenko is the corruption candidate.