With Ukraine’s presidential vote less than a week away, front-runner Petro Poroshenko says he knows the first step in pulling together the fractured country: Elect him in the first round of voting. Ukraine’s survival, he says, all but depends on it.
A recent poll suggested he would get 54.7% of the vote, which would deliver him a first- round victory, but earlier polls have said otherwise. A runoff, Mr. Poroshenko has warned, would spell months of delays when Ukraine can’t afford any more uncertainty.
A win for Mr. Poroshenko would place the country in the hands of a veteran of Ukraine’s dirty political arena, who has earned a reputation as a deal maker prepared to ally with lawmakers of all stripes. Supporters say that experience gives him the skills to maneuver and execute pressing reforms. Critics say his history signals a return to the same old politics that for years have hobbled Ukraine.
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