A series of resolutions abrogated by the Supreme Court of Ukraine, the deliberately delayed announcement of the outcome of the first round of voting, and a time bomb planted for the runoff, are what the Central Election Commission (CEC) has achieved so far.

Anastasio Somoza, who was an expert in elections, used to say to his opponents, “You won the election? And I won the ballot count.” He still has worthy disciples.

The current situation on the cash currency market can be characterized, if not as a slide into the Stone Age, then at least as a state of "sustained chaos." The stability achieved in recent years on the foreign currency exchange market was destroyed in a matter of weeks.

It all started when Volyn regional detectives decided to set up a recreation spot on Svityaz for capital-city people with high-ranking insignia.

One cannot help but rejoice for those pensioners and low-income people who, even if only once before the elections, will nonetheless receive a little extra to their meager pensions and benefits.

Thanks to a harvest of almost 40 million [tons], the current Cabinet of Ministers could have placed an agrarian trump card in the election box of presidential candidate Viktor Yanukovych.

A new draft bill, meant to substantially change the rules of determining the winner in the presidential race, was met with different responses in Ukrainian political circles - from surprise to indignation.

By September 1, according to National Bank data, the growth of the banking system's loan portfolio was 24.8% (UAH 18.2 billion), whereas for the analogous period last year growth of 31.2% was recorded. The figures cited do not fully reflect the real state of affairs.

The article carries critical analysis of a recent statement of Viktor Yanukovych, who said that in case of his victory in the presidential election he would introduce a double citizenship in Ukraine, make Russian second state languages and give up the pursuit of NATO membership.

In two or three days, law enforcement agencies will give exhaustive explanations of what happened to Viktor Yanukovych in Ivano-Frankivsk. That is, they will tell who threw what at Viktor Fedorovych and why. However, even today there are grounds to say that what happened was not what was supposed to happen.