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This article from Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty contains the familiar claim on the recent Ukrainian presidential election. The election is proof that democracy marches on in Ukraine. My response, wait before making anything claims about democracy in Ukraine. The presidential election showed that Ukraine seems to be doing a better job at having elections. As William Easterly recently wrote in a blog post, "[b]ut the MECHANICS of democracy (majority voting among many others) are not the essence of democracy, which is about VALUES." Let's see how well President Yanukovych does in promoting transparency, tolerance and accountability in government.
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