Ukraine

With the election of Yulia Tymoshenko, everyone in Ukraine must learn to make compromises, suggests Reinhard Meier. "But especially President Yushchenko, who tends toward hesitancy, must decide to cooperate and overcome his personal animosity against the populist Tymoshenko, if the new orange government is to have a fair chance of accomplishing anything. Generally, Yulia Tymoshenko has better political cards for the future than does her orange partner and opponent in the government: By the time the next presidential elections roll around in the end of 2008, she ought to have a good chance of reaching the top position in the government – even if her career as prime minister is short-lived this time, too... But that is pure speculation about the future. All we know for sure is that Ukraine today is far more pluralistic and more open than its large neighbour to the east, Russia, in its election of grass-roots representatives as well as top officials."

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