Statement of OPORA on the Parliamentary elections
During the election day, observers of the Civil Network OPORA did not identify any systemic violations of election law or conflicts that would destabilize the course of voting or have any significant impact on citizen voting results. However, frequent and recurrent procedural violations made by polling station election commissions and the incompetence or illegitimate intentions […]
Findings from CVU on the Parliamentary elections
Photo: UNIAN Main findings of CVU’s observation: 1. According to the CVU, E-day was generally conducted in accordance with the requirements of Ukrainian legislation and international standards of democratic elections. In comparison to the previous elections of the President of Ukraine in 2019 and the extraordinary Parliamentary elections in 2014, the number and nature of […]
Electoral Reform in Ukraine #13
On July 11, 2019, ten days before the snap parliamentary election on July 21, the Ukrainian Parliament adopted an Electoral Code which introduces a proportional electoral system with open regional party lists for parliamentary elections and harmonizes Ukraine’s electoral legal framework. However, even if signed by the President, the Electoral Code would enter legal force […]
EPDE Policy Alert – Electoral Reform in Ukraine #13
Photo: Reuters The European Platform for Democratic Elections (EPDE) monitors the progress of electoral reform in Ukraine. Issue no. 13 of the “EPDE Policy Alert – Electoral Reform in Ukraine” informs about the recent adoption into law of the Draft Electoral Code No. 3112-1 which provides for the introduction of a proportional electoral system […]
Electoral Reform in Ukraine #12
On May 22, the Ukrainian Parliament refused to vote on changes to the electoral law as they were proposed on the same day by President Zelenskiy. This issue summarizes recent developments regarding the (non)reform of Ukraine’s electoral legal framework ahead of the early parliamentary elections scheduled for July 21, 2019.
EPDE Policy Alert – Electoral Reform in Ukraine #12
Photo: president.gov.ua The European Platform for Democratic Elections (EPDE) monitors the progress of electoral reform in Ukraine. Issue no. 12 of the “EPDE Policy Alert – Electoral Reform in Ukraine” summarizes recent developments regarding the (non)reform of Ukraine’s electoral legal framework ahead of the early parliamentary elections scheduled for July 21, 2019. On May […]
Free elections with obstacles – the 2019 Ukrainian presidential elections
The 2019 Ukrainian presidential elections once again proved, for the sixth time in a row, that Ukrainian democracy is solid enough to allow a peaceful transfer of power. Outgoing President Petro Poroshenko accepted his defeat and cleared the way for his successor Volodymyr Zelensky. What marked the presidential elections in Ukraine in 2019? What were […]
Free elections with obstacles – the 2019 Ukrainian presidential elections
By Stefanie Schiffer (European Exchange, Berlin) The 2019 Ukrainian presidential elections once again proved, for the sixth time in a row, that Ukrainian democracy is solid enough to allow a peaceful transfer of power. Outgoing President Petro Poroshenko accepted his defeat and cleared the way for his successor Volodymyr Zelensky. A look at the […]
Findings and conclusions: Presidential elections in Ukraine 2nd round
Image source: Civil Network Opora After the second round of the Presidential election in Ukraine, EPDE once again invited Ukrainian and international election experts to discuss the findings of international and citizens’ election observations and to reflect upon conclusions drawn from the two rounds of elections. Numerous speakers spoke of this election as a […]
Findings from CVU on the Second round of the Presidential elections
Photo: UNIAN According to the Committee of Voters of Ukraine (CVU), voting day was generally conducted in accordance with the standards of fair and free elections. Compared to the first round of elections, the number of violations decreased somewhat. Official CVU observers recorded a number of violations of election legislation on election day, however, these […]