Ukraine & Moldova after the 2020 Local & Presidential Elections

Both Ukraine and Moldova held important elections in late 2020 with local councils all over Ukraine and the presidential office in Chisinau in play. At the same time, the two countries are facing major common challenges in their political and economic systems, struggling with difficult reforms, corruption, polarized societies and more or less frozen conflicts on their territories. This paper seeks to analyze the election campaigns, the vote itself and its consequences for the outlook in both Ukraine and Moldova.