Conditions to be met to hold a national referendum on security issues
In Ukraine, a national referendum on the issues of a security treaty can be called only by a popular initiative. For the referendum to be in accordance with the national legislation and democratic standards, Russian troops should withdraw from Ukraine, necessary infrastructure should be restored, and Ukrainian internal migrants and refugees should be given the […]
Call on parliament to maintain achievements of electoral reform in Ukraine
Civil Network OPORA urges the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine and its ruling coalition not to support the latest initiative from a group of Ukrainian MPs to abandon the proportional electoral system with open lists and other achievements of electoral reform gained in recent years. If supported by the parliament, the election process will be […]
Over 11% of Ukrainian voters have faced attempted voter bribery
More than 11% of Ukrainians polled faced attempted voter bribery cases in the election. At the same time, 64.5% of respondents said they were not ready to sell their vote under any circumstances. Those who are willing to accept this crime will often quote specific amounts of “vote price” – mostly up to UAH […]
Security monitoring launched in Donetsk and Luhansk communities where local elections were cancelled
Security observers of the Civil Network OPORA are starting their activities in the government-controlled territories of Donetsk and Luhansk regions. They will monitor the situation in the 18 communities left without self-government in order to objectively and impartially assess the preconditions for organizing the elections. In the local elections of October 25, 2020, local elections […]
Probable falsification of vote count protocols in Kharkiv mayoral election
The Civil Network OPORA hereby states the presence of convincing facts about non-respect for the right of Kharkiv voters to fair elections and the legal counting of their results during the election of a new mayor. These facts highlight the need to take urgent measures to restore trust in the election. There shall be maximum […]
Concept on how the feasibility of holding elections in Donetsk and Luhansk can be determined
On May 11, 2021, the Sixth Administrative Court of Appeals declared illegal and annulled the decision of the Central Election Commission on the non-feasibility of holding the first round of local elections of local deputies to certain village, commune and city councils of Donetsk and Luhansk Oblasts, as well as the respective village, commune and […]
By-elections in Ivano-Frankivsk region highly contentious with significant irregularities
OPORA hereby states the failure to ensure the right of voters for lawful and fair establishment of their voting results in a single-member constituency No 87 at elections of a people’s deputy of Ukraine. The extraordinary challenge for democracy and legality of elections in the constituency requires from the government and the law-enforcement authorities taking […]
By-elections – preliminary statement
Civil Network OPORA administered a comprehensive independent observation over the course of interim elections of people’s deputies in constituencies No 50 (Pokrovsk, Donetsk Oblast), and No 87 (Nadvirna, Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast). We focused on the legality of procedures, competitiveness of the campaign, and its compliance with the international democratic standards. On the election day, March, 28, […]
By-elections – formation of PECs
The process of establishing precinct election commissions was running under the provisions of the Law of Ukraine “On Elections of People’s Deputies of Ukraine” valid in part of the organization of the preparation and conduct of interim elections of people’s deputies of Ukraine. The total number of precinct election commissions established at the interim elections […]
Electoral reform Forum by OPORA
On March, 23 and 24, Civil Network OPORA will hold the two-day forum on “Electoral Reform: Assessment Through the Prism of Values, Political Rights, and Quality of Procedures.” During the event, experts will be discussing the shortcomings of Electoral Code and suggest solutions to issues faced at the 2020 local elections. The proposals could be […]