Thread by @sumlenny

(1/x) Good news about local elections in Ukraine:
1) Elections were free and democratic;
2) Democr. pro-European parties "Eur.Solidarity", "Holos" and "Syla Lyudei" are strong in many regions;
3) Syla Lyudei is a great example of a grassroot democratic party, free from oligarchs

(2/x) 4) Several important cities have secured strong pro-European pro-reform governance: first of all Lviv and Vinnytsya;
5) In Kyiv, Klychko will be re-elected. He is (as for me) a bad mayor (infrastructure, urbanist policy), but he is clearly not a pro-Russian guy or a radical

(3/x) 6) New "project parties" founded by oligarchs have suffered a total defeat. "Za Maibutne" by Kolomoisky has failed everywhere. This is a great sign;
7) The slogan "I am from the president's party, I have support of the president, therefore vote for me" does not work at all;

(4/x) 8) Overall, these elections will clearly help successful communities a chance to develop its economy and be even more successful and attractive. The competition will be more and more sophisticated. Internal migration to more successful, free and liberal regions will grow.

(5/5) 9) People will see the difference between oligarchs-run, patrons-oriented communities and regions and more developed and free communities/regions. I hope very much, this will be a great factor of social development in Ukraine.