EPDE Panel Discussion “Ukraine after the Presidential and before Parliamentary elections. Developments in the East of the country”
Berlin, 24 June 2014 The panel discussion “Ukraine after the Presidential and before Parliamentary elections. Developments in the East of the country”organized by EPDE took place on 24 June 2014 in Berlin. Two experts from Ukraine Serhij Tkachenko (Committee of Voters of Ukraine, Donetsk) and Piotr Andrusieczko (Polish journalist currently working in the East of […]
Mission statement of the European Platform for Democratic Elections
Kyiv, 27th May European Platform for Democratic Elections (EPDE) led a mission of short-term observers for the presidential election in Ukraine. Initially, 823 observers were supposed to be deployed across all Ukrainian regions. However, the Ukrainian Central Election Committee (CEC) initially (May 19) denied accreditation to the mission. On May 23, a court decision […]
Elections Unanimously Declared Fair and Free by OPORA, CVU, and EPDE
PDF EN | PDF RU Kyiv, 27th May: Today, three election observation missions from the Ukrainian NGO Committee of Voters of Ukraine (CVU), OPORA Network, and the European Platform for Democratic Elections (EPDE), presented their results of the Ukrainian presidential and local elections. Together, the three organizations deployed more than 6,000 independent elections observers […]
EPDE observers after ballots counting complete short-term mission
Kyiv, 26th May International observers of short-term monitoring mission have attended 1153 polling stations in 9 regions of Ukraine: Kiev, districts of Kiev, Lwiw, Poltava, Odessa, Zhitomir, Chernigov, Dnepropetrovsk and Northern part of Lugansk region. Worth to mention that monitoring was carried out not only in Ukrainian districts but also in the embassies of Ukraine […]
EPDE observers continue monitoring the elections in Ukraine
Kyiv, 25th May, 15>00 International observers continue short-term monitoring of the presidential elections in Ukraine. As on 3 pm, 200 international observers have attended 679 polling stations in 9 Ukrainian regions. Mobile teams composed of two international observers and an observer from the civil network OPORA (Ukraine) will visit 1,500 PECs to ensure procedural compliance. […]
EPDE observers visited 1049 polling stations during the presidential elections in Ukraine in 2014
Kyiv, 25th May At 8:00pm, international observers of the short-term monitoring mission attended 1049 polling stations in 9 regions of Ukraine: Kiev, districts of Kiev, Lwiw, Poltava, Odessa, Zhitomir, Chernigov, Dnepropetrovsk and the northern part of Lugansk district. It is worth noting that monitoring was carried out not only in Ukrainian districts but also in […]
Mid-day Summary of Ukrainian Presidential Elections
Kyiv, 25th May, 2014 This is a summary report of three election observation missions from the Ukrainian NGO Committee of Voters of Ukraine (CVU), OPORA Network, and the European Platform for Democratic Elections (EPDE), which together have almost 6,000 observers in all Ukrainian regions. E-Day in Ukraine:• In most regions, voting is proceeding with no […]
EPDE observers went to the Ukrainian polling stations from 7 am
Kyiv, 25 May 2014 Despite yesterday’s Administrative court resolution to cancel the decision of the CEC, short-term observers from Russia within the mission of the European Platform for democratic elections (EPDE) to monitor the presidential elections in Ukraine began to work since a court decision is not in force. There are more than 200 international […]
Joint Press conference of Domestic Observers and International Experts
27 May 2014, at 11.00 (simultaneous translation Ukrainian – English provided) NEW LOCATION: Building of the National Union of Journalists of Ukraine, Khreschatik 27a, Kyiv In times of deeply strained relations Russian civil society observers have joined Ukrainian colleagues as a sign of solidarity for free and fair elections. The Committee of Voters of Ukraine […]
EPDE, OPORA, CVU: Joint Press Conference “Preparations for elections – Expectations for Election Day”
Preparations for elections – Expectations for Election Day Joint Press Conference, May 23, 1 pm Venue: International Media Center 27a Khreshatyk street (5 min walk from Maidan in the Building of the National Union of Journalists of Ukraine, 2nd floor) Answers to journalists’ questions will be given by: Andriy Magera, Deputy-Head of Central Election Commission […]