As a journalist, Mustafa Nayyem investigated and exposed the shadowy underworld of Ukrainian oligarchs. As a civic activist, he is credited with helping ignite the Euromaidan Revolution that ousted the government in February. Now, Nayyem, a 33-year-old who often dons a T-shirt with the words "Ukraine - Fuck Corruption," wants to change the system from within, hoping to trade in his proverbial pen and signboard for a seat in parliament.
Oct. 26, 2014 Parliamentary Election
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A woman walks in eastern Ukrainian city of Lviv on Oct. 23, 2014 past a campaign poster of Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk, the leader of the People's Front party.
