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.
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
