KIEV, Nov. 1 – A looming external financing gap and the prospect of presidential elections in 2015 mean the next Ukrainian government has limited time to deliver key reforms following the October 28 parliamentary elections, Fitch Ratings said Thursday.

President Viktor Yanukovych’s Regions Party, which is expected to form the new government, will have little more than a year to implement key reforms before the next presidential election in March 2015.