Second interim report: legal uncertainty, illegal campaigning, and confusion over procedures
Continuous amendments to the Election Code during an ongoing election go against Venice Commission recommendations and cause legal uncertainty for the local elections in Ukraine. Illegal campaigning was recorded as the most common electoral misconduct in the past month and unclear explanations by the Central Election Commission on new procedures may cause confusion and threaten […]
Press conference on election campaign
The most prevalent cases of electoral misconduct in September in Ukraine related to illegal campaigning, according to Civil Network OPORA, who shared their findings at a press conference on October 2nd in Kyiv. However, OPORA considers the most alarming cases, with the gravest consequences for the democratic election process, to include material incentives for voters […]
Monitoring of Political Ads on Facebook over first half September
What party or candidate spent the most, who shares ads with mistakes, and what Ukrainian party paid for Facebook ads in RUB. In the beginning of autumn, most politicians and political forces planning to run for local elections have become more active in social media. OPORA has explored activity levels of political parties on Facebook in June […]
CSO statement of concern over draft law that may remove oversight provisions over campaign finance
Image source: Civil Network Opora JOINT STATEMENT on the change of provisions of election legislation on the functioning of election funds and exercise of state control over them in local elections September 28th, 2020 The signatories of this statement express their concern about the possible changes in the provisions of the election legislation regarding […]
How to organize local elections during the pandemic
Committee of Voters of Ukraine (CVU) co-published this report with the Konrad Adenauer Stiftung on how to organize elections safely during the pandemic with specific recommendations for the local elections in Ukraine.
1. Interim observation mission report
Opora issued their first interim report of the pre-election campaign period for the local elections. Officially, election campaigning began 05 September, however, political parties, their local organizations, and potential candidates de facto already launched their active campaigning in August. This stage of early campaigning is unregulated by any electoral legal framework and there are no […]
First interim report on pre-election campaigning
OPORA’s analysis of public activities of political parties and potential candidates in August indicates a full-fledged launch of the pre-election campaign, which is unregulated by any electoral legal framework at this stage. The public activity with elements of electoral campaigning was manifested by 70 political parties. At the same time, 41 political parties from […]
The CEC has formed oblast, raion, and city election commissions
Formation of commissions The Central Election Commission and local organizations of political parties have properly realized their functions in regard to formation and staffing of key collegial bodies responsible for the organization of local elections on 25 October 2020 and overall election administration in oblasts, raions and cities. On 10 August, the deadline established by […]
EPDE calls for authorities to refrain from interfering in the activities of the CEC ahead of local elections
In recent days there have been reports that officials from the President’s Office in Ukraine insisted that members of the Central Election Commission resign. EPDE, OPORA, and CVU are concerned about such efforts by the President’s Office to threaten CEC members and interfere with the work of the CEC and call on authorities to refrain […]
EPDE calls for authorities to refrain from interfering in the activities of the CEC ahead of local elections
In recent days, media outlets reported that a meeting took place in the President’s Office where unnamed officials recommended to the Chairman of the Central Election Commission (CEC) Oleh Didenko, CEC Secretary Olena Hataullina and three other CEC members that they resign due to their alleged affiliation with the former Head of the President’s Office, […]
