Well, he is not an Oligarch, which is a good start for the locals.
What they need is figurehead to rally around, to get past the violence, and they have one in the Klitchko’s
Lol..aren't the Maidan squatters considered 'locals' now also?
IIRC the last time Klitschko triyed to tell them what to do he got sprayed in the face with a fire extinguisher.