A couple of years ago that was the case ...but Viktor Yushchenko (and somewhat Yulia Tymoshenko, although she survived, and is still in government) totally squandered the Orange Revolution. If I recall correctly in the 2010 elections Yushchenko did not even place in the top 3 (he was number 5 ...just checked). Sad because when the whole thing started 5 years ago there was so much hope ...I guess criticising the train service is easier than running the darn things (to paraphrase).
All said and done Yanukovitch won as the best of three no good choices. He is not respected [can't speak proper Ukrainian] did the deal on the harbor at Sevastopol [it is not that the Black Sea Fleet is capable, it is the idea of leaving the Bear in Crimea]and people are still alive who remember the Holodomor and also how Stalin destroyed so many churches.
A Bet. If Vitali Klitchko ran for President, he would win in a landslide.