Poroshenko will lose. Revelations of a Maidan activist
Petro Poroshenko’s bet on tough anti-Russian steps is associated with the threat of early elections, when the authorities, in the absence of economic success, need to demonstrate at least some achievements.
However, the image of a nationalist president in the current conditions does not at all guarantee re-election for a new term or victory for Poroshenko’s supporters in the parliamentary campaign.
This was stated on the air of the KUB Internet channel by political scientist Yuri Romanenko, who supported the Maidan, against whom a criminal case had previously been opened in the Russian Federation for calling for the murder of Russian journalists working in the Donbass.
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“What the authorities are doing today, these latest actions related to the intensification of the fight against Russian influence - the ban on social networks, the quotas that have been adopted - all this is connected precisely with preparations for the elections.
When it is difficult to show any big economic breakthroughs, breakthroughs in terms of putting things in order, you begin to frantically search for what answers to give to the question: “What have you done?” If you don’t have these answers, then everything is up in the air.
Therefore, when this question is asked, the answer will be: “Well, we have made a humanitarian policy, we have carried out decommunization, we have done all these wonderful things. We are trying,” explained Romanenko.
However, relying on nationalism does not guarantee success for Poroshenko.
“In 94 there were presidential elections, and Kravchuk relied on national rhetoric that “we are building a country, therefore the Ukrainian language and everything else.” But the economy won, Kuchma won, he brought business to his side, he brought in the “red directors.”
The same thing happened in 2009, when Yushchenko, despite the fact that he made great strides in creating a state, protecting the interests of jugs, and so on, the people did not appreciate it. He had an even lower rating than Kuchma. If Kuchma had 8% at the end, then Yushchenko had 3%.
Therefore, this situation is fraught with the same things. Our entire history shows that the battle for national ideals ended the moment the economy arrived and began to hit the table with its fist,” Romanenko recalled.
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