In these elections he presented himself as the man who saved the Ukrainian economy.
But with many voters jaded, the defining factor in these elections could well be that old scourge: regionalism.
Hizbullah's projected victory in these elections is of course not an isolated event.
Secondly, the electorate are shopping around for ways to protest - experimenting in these elections with UKIP, independents and Labour.
"Dr Mohammed Mursi is the most powerful man in these elections, " a Brotherhood member, Mustafa, told me, confident of a win.
Candidates with lower budgets in these elections which cover a range of provincial posts, not only the top ones cannot be so generous.
Ministers are worried about turnout in these elections for an unfamiliar role on a dark and possibly wet day in November.
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Finally, it looks as if people who feel strongly about Europe who tend to be Eurosceptics are more likely to vote in these elections.
What we do know is that Israel, an otherwise familiar player in Palestinian political rhetoric, was largely a bit-part player in these elections.
We have voted in these elections for Democratic leaders and some Republican leaders, none of whom have addressed the serious needs of the poor.
In the 2008 polls, the BN lost its two-thirds majority in parliament for the first time - something it failed to regain in these elections.
"In these elections, Christians look more divided than ever while others seem more unified than ever, " said Shibley Telhami, a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution.
In these elections the confrontation revealed dramatic divide between Georgians.
Shareholders have had a tough time being heard in these elections, which has led to some of the bad behavior across the Street, says Ken Shubin Stein, head of Spencer Capital Management.
In these elections, the number of directly elected seats will rise from 24 to 30, giving critics of Mr Tung and Beijing a chance to gain a majority in the hitherto overwhelmingly pro-government council.
Traditionally, for most people, national security and policies on dealing with the Palestinians have been the top issues, and while they are still important other matters have emerged as key concerns in these elections.
With a complicated result in these elections, and no simple, clear mandate for the current President Artur Mas, there is more uncertainty over the political roadmap for this region and its future relationship with the rest of Spain.
There are other reasons, but I am concerned when we have the Republicans frankly are now talking about renewing the Voting Rights Act, and then in these elections sending out these bogus robocalls and all the other hideous things they've done.
"(The) Malawi Congress Party ... will not accept the results if Dr. Bingu wa Mutharika and the Democratic Progressive Party are declared winners in these elections, " the opposition party said in a statement signed by Tembo late Thursday, according to Malawi's Daily Times.
Little is in these Italian elections, but it might happen and is worth tuning in for.
But it is not all bad news for Indian women in these state elections.
They know the identities, but the American people and the voters in these individual elections do not.
These were also held on Sunday, and United Russia also did well (the two liberal parties won a handful of seats in these district elections).
But if UKIP and the Conservatives, who've become much more eurosceptic, do very well in these European elections, isn't that the kind of message that you leading the kind of very pro-European Party need to listen to?
Mr. MURPHY: These elections in December are really the interesting elections.
The United States stands with all Georgians in welcoming these historic elections.
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But those who participate in the elections must understand that these elections are the way to the one authority, the rule of law, and the one legal gun.
And obviously we are very focused on, and Vice President Biden is very focused on, the steps that need to be taken to ensure political advancement in Iraq after these elections.
"If they go through these elections in good order, I think that's going to give them a lot of confidence to approach the national elections, " Crocker told reporters Thursday.
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