Ukrainians still expect changes "against the background of squabbles in the coalition, which fell short of Maidan expectations, against the backdrop of war, which Poroshenko mentions more often that his allies, against the backdrop of the discredited reforms with amplitude of programs and promises. But not much has been done," the political analyst told RIA Novosti Ukrainian Edition.
These developments or lack thereof have "become a fertile ground for growing distrust [in the country] that Poroshenko is up to the challenge, that he can acknowledge his mistakes, provide peace and consensus, carry out a truly efficient social and economic policy or at least put an effort to make this happen," Ermolaev explained.
Otherwise, there is a real danger that all this tension and disappointment will be pointed solely at Poroshenko in the near future, according to the expert.
The poll was marred by political violence and threats against several prominent 'anti-Maidan' candidates, including independent candidate Oleg Tsarev, Party of Regions candidate Mikhailo Dobkin and Communist candidate Petro Symonenko, each of whom were forced to drop out of elections.