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The latest opposition protest at the Verkhovna Rada, on September 7, resembled a three-ring circus that revealed the increasing radicalization and tension in Ukrainian politics, which appears to be poised for a nasty eruption as predicted by numerous observers.

Damian Kolodiy: Circus at the Ukrainian Parliament 9/7/2010 2010

In 2004, at the height of Ukraine’s Orange Revolution, the then-38-year-old was frequently seen pulling on a cigarette well into the early hours, poring over logistics and political strategy with other demonstrators in the tent city that had grown outside the Verkhovna Rada, Ukraine’s parliament.

The back-to-Moscow election? - World - Macleans.ca 2010

The latest opposition protest at the Verkhovna Rada, on September 7, resembled a three-ring circus that revealed the increasing radicalization and tension in Ukrainian politics, which appears to be poised for a nasty eruption as predicted by numerous observers.

Damian Kolodiy: Circus at the Ukrainian Parliament 9/7/2010 2010

The latest opposition protest at the Verkhovna Rada, on September 7, resembled a three-ring circus that revealed the increasing radicalization and tension in Ukrainian politics, which appears to be poised for a nasty eruption as predicted by numerous observers.

Damian Kolodiy: Circus at the Ukrainian Parliament 9/7/2010 Damian Kolodiy 2010

In spite of having a relatively low 3-4% barrier in its parliamentary elections (conducted according to proportional representation), the Verkhovna Rada, Ukraine's parliament, has never featured a radically right-wing, ultra-nationalist faction since the country's independence in 1991.

Democratic Ukraine, Autocratic Russia: Why? 2009

Legislative branch: unicameral Supreme Council or Verkhovna Rada (450 seats; under recent amendments to Ukraine's election law, the Rada's seats are allocated on a proportional basis to those parties that gain 3\% or more of the national electoral vote; members serve four-year terms) election results: percent of vote by party/bloc - Our Ukraine 24\%,

The 2004 CIA World Factbook United States. Central Intelligence Agency

Ukraine unicameral Supreme Council or Verkhovna Rada (450 seats; under recent amendments to Ukraine's election law, the Rada's seats are allocated on a proportional basis to those parties that gain 3\% or more of the national electoral vote; members serve five-year terms beginning with the next election in 2006) elections: last held 31 March 2002 (next to be held March 2006) election results: percent of vote by party/bloc - Our Ukraine 24\%,

The 2005 CIA World Factbook United States. Central Intelligence Agency

Legislative branch: unicameral Supreme Council or Verkhovna Rada (450 seats; under recent amendments to Ukraine's election law, the Rada's seats are allocated on a proportional basis to those parties that gain 3\% or more of the national electoral vote; members serve five-year terms beginning with the next election in 2006) elections: last held 31 March 2002 (next to be held March 2006) election results: percent of vote by party/bloc - Our Ukraine 24\%,

The 2005 CIA World Factbook United States. Central Intelligence Agency

Ukraine unicameral Supreme Council or Verkhovna Rada (450 seats; under recent amendments to Ukraine's election law, the Rada's seats are allocated on a proportional basis to those parties that gain 3\% or more of the national electoral vote; members serve four-year terms) elections: last held 31 March 2002 (next to be held March 2006) election results: percent of vote by party/bloc - Our Ukraine 24\%,

The 2004 CIA World Factbook United States. Central Intelligence Agency