27 offenses reported in today's election in Chernihiv

The Interior Ministry has recorded 27 offenses related to the special election of a Verkhovna Rada MP in Chernihiv.

Eduard Aliokhin, Head of the Main Department of Internal Affairs in the Chernihiv region announced, Censor.NET reports citing Un.ua.

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"The internal affairs authorities recorded 27 cases of crimes related to the election process as of 2.30 p.m.," he said.

According to Aliokhin, most violations were provocations. In particular, there were two attempts to remove ballots from the polling station. Aliokhin noted that these violations cannot fundamentally affect the electoral process.

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The special election in the 205th constituency is held today, July 26, in Chernihiv. The voting will last till 8 p.m.