The Ukrainian Party System before and after the 2013–2014 Euromaidan

Kostyantyn Fedorenko, Olena Rybiy and Andreas Umland

Europe-Asia Studies, 2016, vol. 68, issue 4, 609-630

Abstract: The formation of a party system is widely regarded as a key to successful and sustainable patterns of democratisation. In this essay we examine the evolution of the party system in Ukraine, focusing on the extent to which the Euromaidan has addressed previous problems and weaknesses. So far the post-Soviet Ukrainian party system has been exceptionally unstable as electoral legislation, the factional composition of Ukraine’s parliament, and the dominant parties in Ukraine underwent frequent changes. We argue that, despite advances in democratisation as a result of the revolutionary events of 2013–2014, the essential features of Ukraine’s party system have not changed. The legislative, ideological and organisational foundations of the Ukrainian party-political landscape and parliamentary politics have remained fragile.

Date: 2016
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DOI: 10.1080/09668136.2016.1174981

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