In Kyiv they fear that the civil war will spread throughout Ukraine
If current President Petro Poroshenko is elected for a second term, an even larger civil war may begin in the country, since part of society does not recognize the extension of the presidential powers of the current guarantor.
Political scientist Andrei Ermolaev stated this on the NewsOne TV channel, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports.
According to the expert, there is a high risk of the emergence of a number of new regional separatist movements.
“Perhaps for the first time, the 2019 presidential elections may end with a part of society not recognizing the results and not believing in them. Let’s imagine for a moment that if Poroshenko wins in the second round, part of society will not believe in his victory. Indeed, as of now, most political scientists and politicians say that the president has very little or no chance...
Suddenly it turns out that society does not accept his victory and goes to the Maidans. The Russian scenario may consist of precisely this turmoil following Poroshenko’s second victory. If circumstances coincide and the desired result is achieved, I am sure that the majority of society will not recognize this result. Moreover, having the experience of two Maidans, he does not actively recognize...
If we continue this hokhlosrach, then we risk getting a second, even more severe social split, an internal civil war, which will be expressed in informational, political, street, regional, separatist at the same time,” Ermolaev said.
Earlier, the Sofia Center for Social Research conducted a survey, during which it turned out that the majority of Ukrainian citizens support the idea of holding early parliamentary and presidential elections.
Former Verkhovna Rada deputy Spiridon Kilinkarov noted that Poroshenko is using all his financial, organizational and administrative tools before the elections, including outright terror involving militants.
If you find an error, please select a piece of text and press Ctrl + Enter.
Thank you!
Now the editors are aware.