Local elections in Ukraine – a challenging context and a test for Zelensky’s party
The upcoming local elections in Ukraine will take place in a very challenging context: newly introduced electoral legislation with little time for participants in the election to familiarize themselves with it, lacking clarity on COVID19 measures and funding for equipment may pose a threat to the election process, cancelled elections in constituencies in Donetsk and […]
On the eve of local elections: agitation violations, voter bribery, unequal application of anti-COVID measures in the regions
OPORA announced in its press conference on the eve of local elections that despite unequal distribution of anti-COVID provisions to polling stations and election commissions, there is still time for local authorities to fully comply with the standards set to counteract COVID19 during the elections. The last few days before the election was accompanied by […]
Basic problems before the voting day – results from long-term monitoring
The Committee of Voters of Ukraine (CVU) presented results of its long-term monitoring two days before the local elections. Main issues identified were use of shadow funds; black PR and violence against candidates; electoral tourism; lack of state funding for personal protective equipment of precinct election commission members. CVU also recommended that voters decide before […]
Basic problems before the voting day – results from long-term monitoring
The Committee of Voters of Ukraine (CVU) presented results of its long-term monitoring during a press conference two days before the local elections. CVU Chairman Oleksiy Koshel noted that the number of candidates is almost the same as the number of candidates in 2015, but there are many more parties. This is due to the […]
On the eve of local elections: agitation violations, voter bribery, unequal application of anti-COVID measures in the regions
On the eve of local elections: violation of campaigning rules, voter bribery, unequal application of anti-epidemic measures in the regions Local authorities still have time to implement standardized protection against COVID-19 in elections, regardless of current differences in means supply at election commissions and polling stations in communities. Unfortunately, within the public activities of parties […]
Election alert #1 – Local elections in Ukraine – a challenging context and a test for Zelensky’s party
Photo: unian.info (REUTERS) The upcoming local elections in Ukraine will take place in a very challenging context. First, the electoral legislation, which was adopted too close to the voting day – on July 16 (Venice Commission recommends „no legal changes in the year prior to elections“), introduces a lot of innovations and changes, to […]
Is Russia interfering in Ukrainian elections?
OPORA appealed to the European Solidarity party for e-mails that allegedly involve its communication with the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU), which were mentioned by public sources on 9 October. Having received the data, OPORA asked two independent organizations, particularly the Digital Security Lab (Ukraine) and the public statements. On 9 October 2020, Civil Network OPORA learned on […]
Analytical information on October 25 president’s public poll
On 13 October 2020, the President of Ukraine has announced in his video message a nationwide poll with 5 questions, to be held at polling stations. This was also reported on website of the President. Since the head of state didn’t specify the legal grounds for such initiative, it should be divided into two components: what has already […]
Invitation to press conferences around E-Day (in Ukrainian)
Pre-election day press conferences on the conduct of the election campaign By Civil Network OPORA When: 23.10. 11:00 EEST Where: Live stream will be shown here https://www.youtube.com/user/UkrinformTV By Committee of Voters of Ukraine (CVU) When: 23.10. time tbc. Where: Live stream will be shown on CVU’s Facebook page here https://www.facebook.com/cvu.ngo/ Post-election day press conferences on […]
5 days before the election: main trends, threats, risks
Press Briefing summary by Committee of Voters of Ukraine, 19.10.2020 At the beginning of the press conference we discussed the threats and risks that intensified in the run-up to the election. Oleksiy Koshel emphasized that the possibility of changing the election address became a risk for mass falsifications. After all, an insufficiently thought-out law has […]