2010 presidential election and later career Viktor Yushchenko

1 2010 presidential election , later career

1.1 2010 presidential election
1.2 later career including 2012 parliamentary elections

1.2.1 euromaidan , 2014 election

2010 presidential election , later career
2010 presidential election


viktor yushchenko (first round) – percentage of total national vote (5.5%)

on november 10, 2009, viktor yushchenko nominated second term president, election held on january 17, 2010. in late november 2009 stated going leave politics after second term run. during campaign yushchenko stated fellow candidates tymoshenko , yanukovych not ideologists care fate of ukraine , interests. these 2 political adventurers , ukraine s independence , sovereignty @ time more jeopardized 5 ten years earlier.

the first round of elections took place on january 17, 2010, , yushchenko collapsed distant fifth place 5.45% of vote. result became worst result sitting president in history.

yushchenko stated wants continue defend democracy in ukraine , wants return presidential post.

on 22 january 2010, outgoing president of ukraine yushchenko officially rehabilitated 1 of ukraine s controversial world-war-ii-era figures, ultranationalist leader stepan bandera , awarded him title of hero of ukraine. operating in western region of ukraine known galicia 1930s through 1950s, bandera s military organization adopted authentic nationalist symbols, killed jews , promoted ethnic chauvanism pursue goal of creating independent ukrainian state. yushchenko s decision immeditately caused uproar , condemned european parliament, russian, polish , jewish organizations, , declared illegal following ukrainian government , court decision in april 2010. in january 2011, award officially annulled.

in second round of ukraine s presidential elections yushchenko didn t support either of candidates, victor yanukovych or yulia tymoshenko.

yushchenko attributed low popularity ratings adherence principles. ukraine european democratic country , yushchenko said @ polling station. free nation , free people. in following days, said ukraine doesn’t have decent choice replacement. both candidates alienated national, european, , democratic values. don’t see principal difference between them. however, low approval ratings may attributable tacit support former adversary yanukovych, between rounds 1 , two. yushchenko removed kharkiv , dniproptrovsk governors had expressed support tymoshenko , had refused provide administrative resources yanukovych s campaign.

yushchenko didn t attend inauguration ceremony of president yanukovych.

on march 10, 2010 yushchenko indicated future plans largely depend on yanukovych s performance. day earlier, yushchenko s former ally turned rival, yulia tymoshenko, took mantle leader of democratic opposition. yushchenko warned leadership end in disaster, noting, every political force united tymoshenko ended badly. on may 31, 2010 yushchenko stated yulia tymoshenko worst mistake : serious mistake give power twice .

later career including 2012 parliamentary elections

on april 18, 2010, yushchenko , wife (along president yanukovych , former prime minister tymoshenko) journeyed poland attend state funeral of president lech kaczyński in kraków. due widespread air disruptions in europe due eruptions in iceland, yushchenkos journeyed car kiev.

yushchenko testified against former ally yulia tymoshenko during trial on 2009 natural gas treaty brokered russia; trial called normal judicial process . yushchenko s view differed of eu foreign policy chief catherine ashton, said in statement tymoshenko verdict showed justice being applied selectively in politically motivated prosecutions .

late september 2011 yushchenko stated intended run parliament on our ukraine party ticket @ 2012 ukrainian parliamentary elections. mid-february 2012 yushchenko stated ready take part in election on list of united opposition, not in majority constituency. in these election yushchenko headed election list of our ukraine; party won 1.11% of national votes , no constituencies , failed win parliamentary representation.

in february 2013 yushchenko intended candidate during next presidential election (at time scheduled in 2015).

euromaidan , 2014 election

in interview french radio station europe 1 in march 2014, yushchenko stated supported euromaidan protests , opposed russian intervention in crimea, noting in view putin dreams of reconstructing soviet empire under name of russia. obsessed hasn t understood power balance. further stated crimea isn t russian; rather ukrainian .

with regard 2014 presidential elections, yushchenko indicated support vitali klitschko, , described tymoshenko candidate of moscow .

yushchenko himself did not stand candidate in these elections.