On Sunday the Parliamentary Elections will be held here in Ukraine. There are 45 parties running, some of which have nominated over 400 candidates. Recent polls show an almost even split between the pro-west and pro-Russia camps. I’ve never had much faith in polls though. (Remember polls in the U.S. showed Kerry easily winning the popular vote right up until the end. Bush won by over 3 million votes*) Still, I would like to ask again that you pray for wisdom, discernment and understanding for the Ukrainian people as they cast their votes.

If you’d like to know more about the election I highly recommend this Reuters article and for very detailed information:Wikipedia’s article on the 2006 Ukrainian Parliamentary Election.