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 The Opposition Leaders: Where are they going and are the protestors with them?

 Vitaliy Klychko: UDAR Arseniy Yatsenyuk: Fatherland Oleh Tyahnybok: Liberty

 Why are people protesting? How it began  Anger at gov. cancellation of AA with EU  Economic impetus to promote democratization and good governance What it has become  Anger at police violence and authoritarianism  Rule of Law  Dignity

  Shift in attitude after violence and authoritarian measures  BUT: the initial impetus for protest remains Is it about the EU anymore? Political Change Economic Integration with Europe Democratization & Long-Term Economic Competitiveness

  5 general demands:  Amnesty for all protestors arrested  Prosecution of officials who ordered violent force  Dissolution of the government  Special parliamentary and presidential elections  Resignation of the president  But what is their long-term plan? Do they have one?  Potential for continued turmoil and repeat of 2004 failure What are the opposition leaders saying and doing?

  The initial impetus for the protests in Nov  Yanukovych’s record as president  The “Family’s” embezzlement of $8-10 billion/year  State Tax Admin.  Closed bidding for infrastructure projects  Artificial low gas prices, reselling at market rates  So what should be done?  Audit of gov.  Guilty parties forced to repay, lose their positions, and be prosecuted  Role of IMF, EU, and US What should they be saying while united and enjoying exposure?

  Highlight specific causes of Ukraine’s weakened democracy and economy  Russian debt  Long-term benefits of AA for industrialists and workers  Courts as rubber stamp & politically charged prosecution  Controversial passages of laws in Verkhovna Rada  Political control over big business  Forceful coercion against civil society  Reversal to pre-2004 Constitution  Practice of centrally appointing oblast governors What should they be doing while united and enjoying exposure?

 Source: ociaciju_z_JeS_Shho_zminytsa

  Tymoshenko case  “On Principles of the State Language Policy” Law  The Kharkiv Accords What not to do: Embitter Eastern/Southern Ukrainians

  Kuzio, Taras and Daniel Hamilton, eds. Open Ukraine: Changing Course Towards a European Future. Washington D.C.: Center for Transatlantic Relations, Print.  Anders, Aslund. Payback Time for the Yanukovych ‘Family,’ Kyiv Post. Dec. 13, Works Cited