Conclusions from E-Day by CVU
The Committee of Voters in Ukraine (CVU) found no systemic violations during E-Day. Those violations that were recorded included violations of voting procedures by the members of the precinct election commissions, inaccuracy of the voter lists, illegal campaigning, and photographing of the filled-in ballots by voters.
Preliminary statement on E-Day observation and parallel vote tabulation
The Civil Network OPORA found that the election took place in competitive environment and in compliance with basic standards of genuine elections, whereas cases of breaking national law failed to present any constraints for citizens to exercise their right to vote and be elected.
Preliminary findings of CVU of the Election Day
Oleksii Koshel, Committee of Voters of Ukraine (CVU), stated today at a press briefing at 16:00 that CVU recorded four cases of unidentified exit pollers outside polling stations. “This conduct of unofficial exit polling is prohibited by law”, said Koshel. He added that there have been some cases recorded of individuals trying to take ballot […]
Observations from E-Day by OPORA
Oleksandr Kliuzhev, analyst at the Civil Network OPORA, stated that according to their parallel vote tabulation there was a voter turnout of 49.8% (with a 0.6% margin of error), with higher turnout in Eastern regions compared to Western regions. In general, observers reported that they were provided free access to polling stations and could freely […]
Preliminary findings by OPORA of the Election Day
Olha Kotsyuruba, lawyer at OPORA, said that the percentage of cases of ballots being issued to voters using incorrect identification documents has increased from the previous election in 2014. The secrecy of the ballot is also problematic in this election, with 2.2% of polling stations facing issues with filled in ballots being photographed by voters. […]
Press Briefing by Opora at our Media Center, Kyiv
OPORA’s legal advisor Oleksander Neberykut summarized the findings from the long term observation of the campaign at EPDE’s Media Center in Kyiv. He stated that out of the 39 initially registered candidates, 19 were still actively running by the end of March and 5 top candidates lead a full-fledged nation-wide campaign. Interestingly, 24 […]
Press Briefing by CVU at our Media Center, Kyiv
At a press conference held today at the EPDE Media Center in Kyiv, Oleksii Koshel, Committee of Voters of Ukraine (CVU), called on the Central Election Commission (CEC) to distribute material to all members of election commissions to be reminded of their role and the procedures involved in reporting violations, and to ignore any […]
EPDE Policy Alert – Electoral Reform in Ukraine #11
Photo: UNIAN The European Platform for Democratic Elections (EPDE) monitors the progress of electoral reform in Ukraine. Issue no. 11 of the “EPDE Policy Alert – Electoral Reform in Ukraine” gives an update on recent developments regarding the Draft Election Code which was approved by the Verkhovna Rada in the first reading in November […]
Electoral Reform in Ukraine #11
The Presidential elections in Ukraine are approaching fast, taking place on 31 March 2019. Issue no. 11 gives an update on recent developments regarding the Draft Election Code, which was approved by the Verkhovna Rada in the first reading in November 2017 and aims to harmonize Ukraine’s electoral legal framework by introducing a proportional electoral […]
Monitoring of the Presidential election – DECs and candidates’ programs
The Committee of Voters of Ukraine (CVU) has published its second long-term monitoring report of the Presidential election campaign. In this report CVU confirms the overall transparent establishment of district election commissions (DECs), yet also reports on problematic inclusions of candidates who are not entitled to work in the DECs and lacking experience by other […]