Having lost the Crimea to Russia, Ukraine now looks forward to consolidate a nation splintered after overthrowing its government and surviving, partially, an invasion. Ukraine now moves to form a new government that will unite the people and move the country closer to the European Union and the West. Although the threat of Russia looms close by, with Russian troops lining Ukraine's border, Ukrainians will go to the polls in two months time to elect a new government that will show whether the November revolution succeeded or not. 

On May 25, Ukrainians will vote for a new government and the candidate field has already narrowed to the lead contenders. On Friday, Vitali Klitschko, the heavyweight-boxing champion who became widely known for his part in the anti-government protests, announced he would not run for the presidency and instead backed billionaire Petro Poroshenko, according to the New York Times.

The departure of Klitschko brings former Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko behind Poroshenko, a chocolate magnate. "The presidential elections in Ukraine on May 25 should join society and not become another war of everyone against everyone," Mr. Klitschko said at a meeting of his party, the United Democratic Alliance for Reform. "This can be achieved only if you do not split the votes between the democratic candidates."

Klitschko has instead opted to run for mayor of Kiev, according to the Times. Poroshenko, the 48-year-old owner of chocolate company Roshen, seems now the likely winner of the upcoming election, according to Reuters. He is not the flamboyant politician Ukrainians are accustomed to seeing and his business connections can prove useful for the country. Reassuring voters, Poroshenko is no friend of the Kremlin, which has recently harassed his business, halting the sale of his chocolates in Russia and seizing a Roshen factory in the city of Lipetsk.

With Russian troops along the Ukrainian border, Ukraine's security remains uncertain. According to Quartz, Russia may invade to prevent the elections from happening or as a reaction to them, depending the outcome. Although Russia asserts that the build up is due to a military exercise, reports from the area say there is no exercise happening.