Parliament Agreed Kyiv Election Date

Yesterday, the Verkhovna Rada Committee on State Building and Local Self-Government supported the draft resolution # 1030 for the election of city council and Kyiv city chairman (mayor). "According to this document, the elections will be held on Sunday, 2 June," told Kommersant committee member Volodymyr Bondarenko who was elected to the Verkhovna Rada in Kyiv constituency # 219.

Decree # 1030 was supported by the Committee unanimously, including "for" head of the committee voted David Zhvania and his deputy Oleg Paraschiv (both - the Party of Regions), told Kommersant a source in PR. It is noteworthy that the draft text proposed by the opposition is sponsored by the three deputies from Udar, including its leader of the Vitali Klitschko.