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 […]
Statement of OPORA on the Second round of the Presidential election
According to the provisional results of the long-term and short-term observation of the regular Presidential election in Ukraine (conducted since October, 2018), the Civil Network OPORA reports that the electoral process was of a competitive nature. The voting process and the period of pre-election campaigning mostly complied with the basic international standards of democratic […]
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 […]
Findings and conclusions: Presidential elections in Ukraine 1st round
Image source: Civil Network Opora Following the first round of the Presidential election in Ukraine, EPDE organized a round table with participants of the electoral process and representatives of national and international observation missions. Aim of the meeting was to discuss observations made of the election campaign and on Election day and to reflect […]
No politically biased international observation during Ukraine’s Presidential election
During the first round of Presidential Elections, EPDE experts did not identify international politically biased election observation missions’ activities. “Such missions, however, could be activated during the second round”, stated Anton Shekhovtsov, EPDE analyst. “The chief objective of politically biased international election observation is to mislead the local and international public regarding the legitimacy of […]
Statement of OPORA on E-Day and Parallel Vote Tabulation
The most frequent violations recorded by OPORA observers on election day were the attempts by members of election commissions to give out ballots to voters without checking their documents (passport, temporary ID cards for Ukrainian citizens, or military IDs). Such violations took place at 14.5% of polling stations. Breach of the secrecy of voting by […]
Conclusions from E-Day by CVU
CVU’s Oleksii Koshel stated that in general, the election was fair and that there were no systemic violations that could affect the election results. “The election campaign was affected by the large use of negative campaigning but the conduct of the Election Day was of a high quality”, said Koshel. “In this election, the violation […]
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.