Rock Star Gives Voice To Ukrainian Anti-Corruption Party
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- Neil Bowdler
A Ukrainian rock star is moving back into politics. Svyatoslav Vakarchuk, frontman of one of Ukraine's biggest bands, Okean Elzy, has launched a new anti-corruption party called Holos (Voice) ahead of July's parliamentary elections. Vakarchuk was previously elected to parliament in 2007, but resigned after a year.