Ten years after the Orange Revolution and just one year after that of Maidan, it is clear that the Ukrainian revolution had wide repercussions. He first had the annexation of Crimea by Russia and a conflict that has claimed more than 4,000 deaths in the east, and that lasts forever.
The next election of a new president and the coalition government. So many changes and much discontent. A malaise Ukrainians as an activist, media specialist, we met, is growing day by day by the specter of a new popular uprising.
"A third Maidan is possible and I think that's an assumption that the population and the government should have in mind. I hope the politicians realize that people are not satisfied. Discontent may swell and the next Maidan may not immediately be peaceful, because there is a lot of weapons out. I hope they see it as a kind of guarantee, prudence, to finally put in place reforms and changes start in this country, "said Taras Shevchenko.
Maidan, the Independence Square in the heart of Kiev. This is where occurred the Orange Revolution of 2004 and the events of last winter. Maidan was the scene of violent clashes there one year. Clashes between protesters and security forces left more than 80 dead.
Some of those who were active in the Maidan have since entered politics. For them, the fight is not over. Among them, the journalist Mustafa Nayyem, now a member of the Rada.
"I would not say Maidan is accomplishing something and it's over. Everything that is happening in Ukraine is rather the war as Maidan. People should continue to support the government and to keep abreast of what is happening. But also keep in mind that we now have representatives from Maidan in the new parliament and that is a way to put pressure on any kind of thrown all these years "initiatives, he said.
Ukrainians want change. And this is already what they wanted in 2004 during the Orange Revolution. Yulia Tymoshenko, the figure of the revolution, says that politicians came to power after the Orange Revolution have not met the expectations of the people but the impetus of the second Maidan.
"The first revolution - which we call" Orange Revolution "was driven by politicians. The second revolution, it is the people themselves who have made it. Because they no longer want to live in a "gray area". They revolted in favor of their European choice. I'm sure we could have done more after the Orange Revolution. But I do not doubt that it has opened the way for the final struggle for freedom, "Yulia Tymoshenko, former Ukrainian Prime Minister analysis.
Last date for the battle in Ukraine, early elections last October. With victory now widely majority pro-Western parties. Still, the war had a direct impact on this election. About 5 million voters, out of 36 million total, were unable to vote in the Crimea, or in areas controlled by the separatists in eastern areas.
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