local elections

Korban urges democratic forces to put forward single candidate in Kryvyi Rih mayoral election UKROP party leader Hennadii Korban congratulated residents of Kryvyi Rih on the decision of the parliament to hold a mayoral re-election in the city. 23.12.15 16:50 7 959 57 Previously in trend: Kryvyi Rih re-election

Kryvyi Rih residents gather at popular assembly for mayor re-election Another popular assembly is held in Kryvyi Rih today, Dec. 20. The people who came on the streets demand re-election of the city's mayor. 20.12.15 16:34 17 010 147 Previously in trend: Kryvyi Rih re-election

Popular assembly against stealing of mayoral elections is held today in Kryvyi Rih. LIVE Today, the residents of Kryvyi Rih came to a rally to protest against the recognition of the mayoral election results, according to which Opposition Bloc member Yurii Vilkul was recognized the winner. 13.12.15 14:23 35 418 213 Previously in trend: Kryvyi Rih re-election

Rada fails to schedule re-election of Kryvyi Rih mayor, lawmakers to hold additional consultations The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine was unable to set up holding of snap election of mayor of Kryvyi Rih today. 10.12.15 19:51 13 452 85 Previously in trend: Kryvyi Rih re-election

Rada Committee fails to take decision on election in Kryvyi Rih, - MP Yemets The Verkhovna Rada Committee on State Building, Regional Policy and Local Self-Government has discussed the draft law to schedule snap mayoral election in Kryvyi Rih. 10.12.15 18:36 10 456 59 Previously in trend: Kryvyi Rih re-election

Parliamentary coalition council discussing bill on revote in Kryvyi Rih; Poroshenko Bloc to support it, - MP Kononenko Petro Poroshenko Bloc faction of the Ukrainian parliament will support the decision on revote in Kryvyi Rih. 10.12.15 17:36 3 167 23 Previously in trend: Local elections 2015

Parliament may call revote in Kryvyi Rih on March 27, - MP Ihor Lutsenko Today, the parliament may vote for the draft law on mayoral election in Kryvyi Rih on March 27. 10.12.15 10:48 6 114 41 Previously in trend: Local elections 2015

MP Soboliev urges parliament to call urgent mayoral revote in Kryvyi Rih Many residents of Kryvyi Rih, protesting days and nights in the streets, ask the parliament of a civilized and legal decision about holding a new mayoral election in the city. 08.12.15 11:40 5 474 20 Previously in trend: Local elections 2015

Kryvyi Rih election commission asks parliament to call mayoral revote, - MP Soboliev Verkhovna Rada MP, deputy chairman of Samopomich faction Yehor Soboliev says the Kryvyi Rih city election commission appealed to the parliament for calling a mayoral re-election. 08.12.15 09:45 12 566 35 Previously in trend: Local elections 2015 Kryvyi Rih re-election

Vilkul driven out of Kryvyi Rih city hall: "Neither he nor us want lynching," - MP Yehor Soboliev. PHOTO Yurii Vilkul made an unsuccessful attempt to get inside the Kryvyi Rih city hall. Pressed by activists, he was forced to leave the building. 07.12.15 12:00 100 161 274 Previously in trend: Local elections 2015

Popular Assembly in Kryvyi Rih: it's not a fight against Vilkul, but a fight against the system. PHOTOS A popular assembly is held today, Dec. 6, in Kryvyi Rih. 06.12.15 14:54 72 665 296 Previously in trend: Kryvyi Rih re-election

Special group to investigate links of police with election counterfeiters in Kryvyi Rih A special group to investigate connection of the police with bandits and election counterfeiters has arrived in Kryvyi Rih. 06.12.15 15:39 19 048 118 Previously in trend: Kryvyi Rih re-election

Kryvyi Rih City Election Commission sustained Miloboh’s appeal – Semenchenko. PHOTOS Kryvyi Rih City Election Commission decided to sustain the complaint (about violations of the electoral legislation) by Samopomich candidate for the city’s mayor Yurii Miloboh. 05.12.15 11:28 47 822 119 Previously in trend: Kryvyi Rih re-election

Kryvyi Rih mayoral election results to be recounted The court ruled to recount mayoral election votes on polling stations in six districts of Kryvyi Rih. 30.11.15 19:59 44 045 116 Previously in trend: Local elections 2015

Special parliamentary commission started inquiry into Kryvyi Rih vote fraud. PHOTO The parliamentary commission on the verification of violations in the second round of Kryvyi Rih mayoral election has gathered in the Kryvyi Rih city hall. 30.11.15 15:54 22 678 44 Previously in trend: Local elections 2015

Kryvyi Rih mayoral candidate Myloboh's supporters arranged board of community representatives in city hall. PHOTOS Several supporters of Kryvyi Rih mayoral candidate from Samopomich Yurii Myloboh are staying on the first floor of the city hall where a board of community representatives was arranged yesterday. City hall employees have no problems getting to their working places. 30.11.15 12:54 18 660 41 Previously in trend: Local elections 2015

Vote declared invalid at Krasnoarmiisk precinct, - OPORA NGO The vote at one of the Krasnoarmiisk precincts has been nullified though discrepancies in the number of voters and ballots. 30.11.15 11:40 4 054 4 Previously in trend: Local elections 2015

Most of Mariupol precinct election commissions ready with tallies, - OPORA NGO The majority of precinct election commissions in Mariupol have already counted the ballots and handed over the protocols to the Central Election Commissions. 30.11.15 09:50 19 821 94 Previously in trend: Local elections 2015

Local elections to be held in Mariupol and Krasnoarmiisk today Today, Nov. 29, local elections will be held in Mariupol and Krasnoarmiisk in the Donetsk region. 29.11.15 11:41 3 321 14 Previously in trend: Local elections 2015

Kryvyi Rih mayor issue tackled legally, - CEC Chairman Okhendovskyi Central Election Commission Chairman Mykhailo Okhendovskyi believes court of appeal's ruling settles the issue of legitimacy of Kryvyi Rih mayor election results. 27.11.15 20:50 65 646 278 Previously in trend: Local elections 2015

All factions but Opposition Bloc say Kryvyi Rih vote violations should be investigated The leadership of five parliamentary factions as well as Volia Narodu (People's Will) group say a temporary special commission should be set up to investigate the violations in the second round of Kryvyi Rih mayoral election held on Nov. 15. 26.11.15 17:05 5 859 25 Previously in trend: Local elections 2015

Kryvyi Rih vote results rigged, - Committee of Voters of Ukraine The Committee of Voters of Ukraine has every reason to believe the results of mayoral vote in Kryvyi Rih were rigged. But the only option now is to go to court with a well-prepared evidence base. 25.11.15 09:58 54 880 88 Previously in trend: Local elections 2015

Poroshenko discussed mayoral elections situation in Kryvyi Rig with Samopomich parliamentary faction President Petro Poroshenko held a meeting Tuesday night with Samopomich faction representatives regarding falsifications of Kryvyi Rih mayoral election. 24.11.15 10:24 37 359 121 Previously in trend: Local elections 2015

Court dismissed Myloboh's lawsuit and recognized the legitimacy of mayoral elections in Kryvyi Rih Dnipropetrovsk District Administrative Court dismissed a lawsuit issued by candidate for mayor of Kryvyi Rih, member of Samopomich Yurii Myloboh against the city's Territorial Election Commission. 22.11.15 14:40 25 542 186 Previously in trend: Local elections 2015

No votes recalculation in Kryvyi Rih due to lack of quorum, city council ready to 'crown' Vilkul, - Semenchenko Despite massive protest of city residents, Kryvyi Rih city election committee and local authorities are ignoring people's demands and do not announce vote recalculation. At the same time, city council session started in the morning, aiming to announce Vilkul mayor. 18.11.15 11:24 14 655 58 Previously in trend: Local elections 2015

Territorial election committee declares Yurii Vilkul mayor of Kryvyi Rih The city territorial election committee declared Opposition Bloc candidate Yurii Vilkul mayor of Kryvyi Rih on Wednesday. 18.11.15 10:42 19 196 171 Previously in trend: Local elections 2015

Kryvyi Rih election commission settles one out of 22 claims on vote rigging and allows recounting only in one polling station, - MP Markevych The city election commission of Kryvyi Rih has granted only one out of 22 appeals regarding vote rigging at the mayoral election and authorized vote recounting only in one polling station while meeting of the newly elected city council has been scheduled for today’s morning. 18.11.15 10:03 12 547 54 Previously in trend: Local elections 2015

Thousands of Kryvyi Rih residents went out to defend their votes. PHOTOS Thousands of people in Kryvyi Rih gathered outside the city council to defend their votes in the recent mayoral election. 17.11.15 22:40 79 165 437 Previously in trend: Local elections 2015

Tallies at four polling stations in Kryvyi Rih must be reviewed, - Committee of Voters of Ukraine There are grounds for reviewing the results of the second round voting in Kryvyi Rih mayoral election at city's four polling stations. The city election commission is reported not to be interested in recounting. 17.11.15 17:54 13 790 47 Previously in trend: Local elections 2015

Poroshenko Bloc considers election in Kryvyi Rih illegitimate The Petro Poroshenko Bloc Solidarity party withdraws its statement on recognition of the election in Kryvyi Rih as legitimate. 17.11.15 10:10 26 954 96 Previously in trend: Local elections 2015

Poroshenko Bloc rejects local coalitions with Opposition Bloc Poroshenko Bloc will not form any coalition with Opposition Bloc. 16.11.15 23:44 6 719 108 Previously in trend: Local elections 2015

Opposition Bloc candidate wins mayoral election in Kryvyi Rih The Central Election Commission has announced the victory of the current Kryvyi Rih (Dnipropetrovsk region) mayor Yurii Vilkul (Opposition Bloc) in city's mayoral election. 16.11.15 19:40 60 201 235 Previously in trend: Local elections 2015

OSCE recognizes mayoral elections in several cities in Ukraine as democratic According to the OSCE/ODIHR, the Sunday’s second round of the election of mayors of major Ukrainian cities took place at a high organizational level and met democratic standards. 16.11.15 16:18 4 646 31 Previously in trend: Local elections 2015

Samopomich party to sue over Kryvyi Rih election falsifications, party leader Sadovyi says Sadovyi called upon all democratic forces of Ukraine to unite and stand for the Kryvyi Rih, the Dnipropetrovsk region, mayoral election results. 16.11.15 14:02 24 917 79 Previously in trend: Local elections 2015

100 percent of votes counted in Kyiv: Klitschko re-elected mayor, – city election committee According to the results of the counting of 100 percent of votes by the Kyiv territorial election commission, 66.4931 percent of the voters supported Poroshenko Bloc candidate Vitalii Klitschko on Kyiv mayoral election, while Verkhovna Rada deputy Boryslav Bereza won 33.5069 percent. 16.11.15 11:57 20 597 343 Previously in trend: Local elections 2015

Kryvyi Rih mayoral election Samopomich candidate Myloboh announces vote rigging in favor of his contender Vilkul Сampaign office of Samopomich party candidate for mayor of Kryvyi Rih Yurii Myloboh declares rigging of votes in favor of Opposition bloc candidate Yurii Vilkul. 16.11.15 10:51 55 915 143 Previously in trend: Local elections 2015

Opposition Bloc candidate Buriak wins Zaporizhia mayoral election 58.48 percent of Zaporizhia voters supported chief engineer of Zaporizhstal steel mill Volodymyr Buriak (Opposition Bloc party candidate), 41.52 percent cast their votes for Verkhovna Rada deputy of Petro Poroshenko Bloc Mykola Frolov. 100 percent of votes in the second round of Zaporizhia mayoral election have been counted. 16.11.15 10:59 32 674 247 Previously in trend: Local elections 2015

Filatov heads poll in second round of mayoral election in Dnipropetrovsk According to simultaneous bulletin counting by Opora civil organization, Borys Filatov wins majority of votes in the second round of mayoral election in Dnipropetrovsk. 16.11.15 09:52 119 380 286 Previously in trend: Local elections 2015

Mykolaiv mayoral election Samopomich candidate Sienkevych congratulated on victory by his contender The campaign office of Samopomich party mayoral candidate in Mykolaiv Oleksandr Sienkevych announces his victory over Opposition bloc candidate Ihor Diatlov. 16.11.15 11:31 20 729 118 Previously in trend: Local elections 2015

Klitschko leads in second round of Kyiv mayoral election, - exit poll Current mayor of Kyiv, Poroshenko Bloc candidate Vitalii Klitschko leads in the second round of mayoral election. 16.11.15 09:25 35 520 303 Previously in trend: Local elections 2015

Turnout at mayoral elections in Kyiv reached 21 percent by 4 p.m. Slightly more than 21% of voters took part in the second round of mayoral elections at 1,089 polling stations in Kyiv by 4 p.m. on Sunday. 15.11.15 17:41 6 540 90 Previously in trend: Local elections 2015

Local elections turnout low as of 1 p.m., – Central Election Commission An extra low turnout is reported in the second round of the local elections in Ukraine. 15.11.15 14:58 21 255 242 Previously in trend: Local elections 2015

Second round of local elections taking place in Ukraine on Sunday Today, Nov. 15, the second round of local elections is taking place in Ukraine. 15.11.15 10:32 8 876 95 Previously in trend: Local elections 2015

Poroshenko strengthens security measures in ATO area as terrorists' attacks intensify President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko paid special attention to raising of combat readiness of the State Border Service of Ukraine and the Armed Forces of Ukraine on the front line in the anti-terrorist operation (ATO) area at a meeting with security officials on Saturday. 14.11.15 16:20 14 099 155 Incidents

Vilkul’s campaign office could have been buying votes over the Internet for Kremlin’s money, - Advisor to Interior Minister Shkiriak Advisor to Interior Minister Zorian Shkiriak said that candidate for mayor of Dnipropetrovsk Oleksandr Vilkul could be involved in bribery of voters using the Russian funds. 13.11.15 20:43 15 453 148 Previously in trend: Local elections 2015

Local elections in Mariupol and Krasnoarmiisk to be held Nov. 29 The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine adopted the Law on aspects of voting in the regular elections of deputies of the city councils and mayors of Krasnoarmiisk and Mariupol in the Donetsk region on Oct. 25, 2015. 10.11.15 19:52 5 838 81 Previously in trend: Local elections 2015

Parliament to consider visa-free package, land moratorium, and local elections in Mariupol at tomorrow's session, - Speaker Hroisman The Verkhovna Rada is set to consider all the important bills in one day. 09.11.15 14:05 8 367 60 Ukrainian Politics

Draft bill on Nov. 15 elections in Krasnoarmiisk and Mariupol registered in parliament The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine registered draft bill on holding local elections in Krasnoarmiisk and Mariupol, the Donetsk region, on Nov. 15. 04.11.15 15:10 3 016 23 Previously in trend: Local elections 2015