Ukraine Election 2010 (Special Series) Part 3: The Important Front-Runners

Eighteen candidates are competing for the Ukrainian presidency. Of those, STRATFOR wants to highlight only the most important candidates among the front-runners: former Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovich, current Prime Minister Yulia Timoshenko and wild card Arseny Yatsenyuk. Whichever of these candidates wins, Ukraine will return to the Russian fold after the presidential election. Moscow holds sway over each of these candidates, though in different ways. Editor's Note: This is the third part of a three-part series on Ukraine's upcoming presidential election.