Taht Klitschko endorses Poroshenko is of course important news for the presidential race. Poroshenko has of course much baggage.
I admired in the past his smart way to box, playing the game disciplined and cooly in his comfort zone. Of course he had the physical abilities under his mental strenght to allow him to win this way, but that tactical discipline*..."The only chance to win is to nominate a single candidate from the democratic forces. Let's leave the principle 'two Ukrainians - three hetmans' to other politicians. During the last year I had been insisting on nominating one candidate... It should be the candidate who has the greatest support of citizens. I offer the only candidate from the democratic forces Petro Poroshenko be supported in the presidential elections," Klitschko said at a meeting of the UDAR Party in Kyiv on March 29.
"I have made the considered decision to run for Kyiv mayor," Klitschko said. "I want to make Kyiv a really European capital, and we should do our country a truly European country. All the reforms and all initiatives start in the capital."
This support is of course part of a political deal. Instead of searching unlikely presidential power he tries to get the pretty likely mayor of Kyiv. It is still good to see that his tendency to moderation extends also the election campaign. Maybe he thinks that he get his opportunity later after a difficult economic transition, maybe he mostly wants to avoid dangerous disunity. Who knows, but I think that for Ukraine it is an excellent move.
*Look at my signature
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