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Ukraine's record field of 44 presidential candidates
Summary
A look back at the political picture in Kyiv as of 13 February 2019, weeks before the presidential vote.
What did Ukraine's political landscape look like on 13 February 2019? Two developments from the days before that date framed it.
On 8 February 2019, the Central Election Commission completed registration for the presidential election. It registered 44 candidates, a number reported as a record for Ukraine.
On 7 February 2019, the Verkhovna Rada adopted amendments to the Constitution that set the country's course towards full membership of the European Union and NATO.
Taken together, the two events meant that, by 13 February 2019, the field of candidates was closed at 44 names, and the constitutional commitment to EU and NATO membership had been written into the country's basic law.
