KIEV: Western-backed Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko’s fragile ruling coalition faced a major survival test on Sunday in local elections swiftly marred by polls failing to open in the strategic port of Mariupol.
A smooth vote and show of support for Poroshenko’s unpopular austerity and anti-corruption measures could help his loosely-knit alliance gain momentum and keep the ex-Soviet republic on track to apply for EU …read more
Source: The Gulf Today
