Tymo, the Iron Lady

Timoshenko was the orange hope. And for Українська правда she stills the Iron Lady of Ukraine.

Tymoshenko's plaited hairstyle became iconic at the time of the Orange Revolution. Taras, one of the best bloggers of Ukraine, writes about the Tymo, who remains a divisive figure.

In Ukraine, the Iron Lady franchise belongs to Tymo, who has reveled in the brand, despite casual zig-zags between left and right in her international political orientation. (Last year, her party subscribed to an ideology of solidarism and reportedly sought membership in the Socialist International. This year, in the runup to the French presidential election, Tymoshenko surprised experts when she made overtures to Nicolas Sarkozy.)

Is she coming back to power?

Photo courtesy of Ukrayinska Pravda