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Fisun: After the local elections of 2020, twenty-five regional political regimes have emerged in Ukraine

  • November 16, 2020
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(OpenDemocracy) On 25 October, Ukraine held local elections across the country, heralding the final stage of a much-lauded decentralisation of administrative power – and a serious loss for president Zelenskyi’s Servant…

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  • October 22, 2014
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  • July 17, 2014
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  • July 17, 2014
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  • May 15, 2014
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  • March 26, 2014
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