ˆˆˆˆˆRADA ELECTIONS 2006 EI SPECIAL COMMENT 2/12, Andriivska str., Kyiv 04070 Ukraine phone.: (044) 2304890, fax: (044) 2304898 th http://www.ukrsibbank.com March 29 2006 SUMMARY The parliamentary elections in Ukraine could be considered as realized and their main sequence is primarily the fact that unlike presidential elections these ones have passed in quiet atmosphere and have not led to growth of social intensity. The main surprising fact appeared to be a fascinating voting outcome of Yuliya Timoshenko’s Bloc being significantly ahead of “Our Ukraine”. The future parliamentary majority will be obviously generated by merger of two parties out of three winners that is the “Party of Regions”, BYT and “Our Ukraine” while Socialist Party and Communist party will carry out the role of satellites. We are apt to consider that merger of "Our Ukraine” and BYT is still likely to be more probable than any other configuration of the majority. In spite of the fact that Yuliya Timoshenko's government was dismissed by Victor Yushchenko in September 2005, their mutual experience of collaboration shows a hefty reformatory potential of such a coalition. The merger of “Our Ukraine” and “Party of Regions” is plausible as well, though at ...