The fall of Ukrainian democracy

A Ukrainian judge has put Yulia Tymoshenko, who lost the last national election, in prison on trumped-up charges. The probably marks the end of the Ukraine’s experiment with democracy. Democracy only works when the candidates can afford to lose the election; if losing means prison or worse, a peaceful election is too great a risk. Viktor Yanukovych clearly plans not to lose any more elections.

 

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