local elections

No common ground within coalition on elections in Mariupol and Krasnoarmiisk, - MP Lutsenko The parliamentary coalition could not find a single solution on Monday regarding holding elections in Mariupol and Krasnoarmiisk. 02.11.15 17:31 7 805 49 Previously in trend: Local elections 2015

Court refused Borovyk to recount votes at elections of Odesa mayor District Administrative Court of the Odesa region rejected the claim to recount votes filed by the candidate for mayor of Odesa Oleksandr Borovyk. 01.11.15 12:06 20 839 116 Previously in trend: Local elections 2015

Klitschko and Bereza go into second round of Kyiv mayoral elections Nov. 15, – Territorial Election Commission The Kyiv Territorial Election Commission has announced the second round of elections of the Mayor of Kyiv with participation of acting Mayor, Poroshenko Bloc candidate Vitalii Klitschko and Verkhovna Rada deputy, Rishuchi Hromadiany party candidate (resolute citizens, - Ed) Boryslav Bereza. 30.10.15 21:42 26 121 258 Previously in trend: Local elections 2015

Vote buying was acute problem of local elections, - Poroshenko President Petro Poroshenko declared that the issue of bribery of voters remained during the local elections that were held Oct. 25. 30.10.15 19:59 5 388 82 Previously in trend: Local elections 2015

All votes in Kyiv mayoral elections counted: Klitschko and Bereza go into second round Vitalii Klitschko and Boryslav Bereza make it to the second round of elections for the post of Kyiv mayor according to 100 percent of protocols received by the territorial election commission. 30.10.15 17:01 33 966 337 Previously in trend: Local elections 2015

88% of protocols processed in Kyiv: Klitschko wins 34.59%, Bereza - 7.56% With 88 percent of votes processed, Verkhovna Rada deputy Boryslav Bereza makes it to the second round of Kyiv's mayoral election. The Dniprovskyi district election commission's protocol is expected in the coming hours. 30.10.15 11:35 15 433 108 Previously in trend: Local elections 2015

70% of protocols processed in Kyiv: Klitschko wins 36.34%, Bereza - 8.79%, Omelchenko - 8.74% The Kyiv territorial election commission has counted about 70% of the protocols. 30.10.15 10:05 7 722 93 Previously in trend: Local elections 2015

50% of protocols processed in Kyiv: Klitschko wins 39.64%, Bereza - 9.21%, Omelchenko - 9.08% The latest update on Kyiv mayoral elections shows that 39.64 percent of voters have supported Petro Poroshenko Bloc candidate Vitalii Klitschko, 9.21 percent - Verkhovna Rada deputy Boryslav Bereza, 9.08 percent - Yednist candidate Oleksandr Omelchenko. The Kyiv territorial election commission has counted about 50% of the protocols. 29.10.15 21:20 22 569 160 Previously in trend: Local elections 2015

Coalition has not been able to agree on holding of elections in Mariupol, - MP Kononenko The coalition factions have not yet agreed on the draft law on elections in Mariupol, Donetsk region. 29.10.15 19:17 7 460 66 Ukrainian Politics

At least 27 Ukrainian cities go to second round of mayoral elections, - Ukraine’s Committee of Voters The Committee of Voters of Ukraine expects the second round of local elections to be held in at least 27 cities of Ukraine Nov. 15. 29.10.15 17:19 15 790 26 Previously in trend: Local elections 2015

Pavlohrad to see second round of mayoral election The Kyiv Administrative Court of Appeal has ruled to hold the second round of mayoral election in Pavlohrad. 29.10.15 13:15 13 147 98 Ukrainian Politics

Kyiv territorial election commission processed 40% of ballots: Klitschko wins 39.9%, Bereza - 9.59%, Omelchenko - 8.87% The Kyiv territorial election commission has processed about 40 percent of ballots. 29.10.15 12:46 16 758 128 Previously in trend: Local elections 2015

Kyiv territorial election commission processed 25% of ballots: Klitschko wins 39.65%, Bereza - 10.4%, Omelchenko - 8.95% 39.65 percent of voters in Kyiv’s mayoral elections have casted their votes for Poroshenko Bloc candidate Vitalii Klitschko, 10.4 percent - for people's deputy Boryslav Bereza and 8.95 percent - for Yednist candidate Oleksandr Omelchenko, according to the results of 25 percent of ballots counted by the Kyiv territorial election commission. 29.10.15 09:50 14 212 185 Previously in trend: Local elections 2015

Preliminary results of Lviv mayoral election: Sadovyi wins 49.22%, Koshulynskyi - 12.29%; second round is expected, - City Election Commission Head There will be the second round of mayoral election in Lviv: Andrii Sadovyi to contend with Ruslan Koshulynskyi. 28.10.15 17:57 6 110 66 Previously in trend: Local elections 2015

Kyiv territorial election commission processed 12% of bulletins: Klitschko wins 37.2%, Omelchenko - 10.76%, Husovskyi - 9.07% 37.2 percent of voters in Kyiv’s mayoral elections have casted their votes for Poroshenko Bloc candidate Vitalii Klitschko, 10.76 percent - for Yednist candidate Oleksandr Omelchenko and 9.07 percent - for Samopomich candidate Serhii Husovskyi, according to the results of 12 percent of ballots counted by the Kyiv territorial election commission. 28.10.15 16:52 22 065 185 Previously in trend: Local elections 2015

Pavlohrad election commission decided on second round of city mayor election, - UKROP party The Pavlohrad territorial election committee decided to hold the second round of the city's mayor election. 28.10.15 14:09 26 242 113 Previously in trend: Scandal over elections in Pavlohrad

Poroshenko outraged by situation around mayoral election in Pavlohrad "Electoral system" and "revote" notions should not be double-talked with regard to the Pavlohrad mayoral election. 28.10.15 13:56 38 887 198 Previously in trend: Scandal over elections in Pavlohrad

Protocols from 49 out of 1,089 Kyiv polling stations processed: Klitschko leads, Husovskyi follows Petro Poroshenko Bloc candidate Vitalii Klitschko is leading in Kyiv mayor election, according to data from 49 out of 1,089 polling stations already received by the Kyiv territorial election committee. 28.10.15 11:32 17 820 135 Previously in trend: Local elections 2015

Lutsenko urges parliamentary parties to form regional coalitions The elections of local deputies finished off, restarting the government after Maidan. 28.10.15 10:56 6 179 59 Previously in trend: Local elections 2015

Central Election Commission cancels second round of mayoral election in Pavlohrad At today’s session, the Central Election Commission has made a decision cancelling second round of balloting for the post of mayor of Pavlohrad (the Dnipropetrovsk region). 27.10.15 23:09 36 824 127 Previously in trend: Local elections 2015

Central Election Commission was unable to influence disruption of elections in Mariupol, Commission’s head says Head of the Central Election Commission Mykhailo Okhendovskyi said that the Central Election Commission did not have the tools to respond to the criminal inaction of certain members of the territorial election commissions, including the ones in Mariupol. 27.10.15 21:01 4 487 60 Previously in trend: Local elections 2015

Kyiv mayor candidate Bondarenko: "They do everything to bar me from the second round of elections" Candidate for mayor of Kyiv from Batkivshchyna party Volodymyr Bondarenko says the elections held on Oct. 25 in Kyiv were "the dirtiest ever." 27.10.15 13:55 22 197 163 Previously in trend: Local elections 2015

Five parties take seats in Kyiv city council. Klitschko leads mayoral election, four others struggle for second place, - city election commission 5-percent threshold is cleared by Poroshenko Bloc, Samopomich, Batkivshchyna, Yednist, and Svoboda. 27.10.15 11:50 44 308 111 Previously in trend: Local elections 2015

Vilkul scores 37%, Filatov 35% in Dnipropetrovsk mayoral election, - NGO Opora NGO Opora has conducted a parallel vote counting of Dnipropetrovsk elections results. 27.10.15 09:47 66 295 319 Previously in trend: Local elections 2015

CEC chairman Okhendovskyi involved in disruption of elections in Mariupol, - Interior Minister adviser Stoiko The Interior Ministry says chairman of the Central Election Commission Mykhailo Okhendovskyi is involved in breaching the law, which led to disruption of elections, in particular, in Mariupol. 27.10.15 10:56 23 863 125 Previously in trend: Local elections 2015

Sadovyi said to win mayoral election in Lviv with 50.88% Samopomich has published the results of parallel vote counting in Lviv on the basis of protocols with wet stamps. 27.10.15 10:16 11 061 66 Previously in trend: Local elections 2015

Ukraine must focus on reforms after local elections, - EU Commissioner Hahn Ukraine’s authorities should concentrate on reforms in the country after the local elections. 26.10.15 23:59 5 492 149 Previously in trend: Local elections 2015

Reasons for disruption of voting in Mariupol and Krasnoarmiisk are political, not procedural, - Committee of Voters of Ukraine It is better to restart the electoral process in Mariupol and Krasnoarmiisk and hold the elections there in 2016. 26.10.15 23:17 17 050 127 Previously in trend: Local elections 2015

Ukraine’s democracy remains resilient despite difficult economic conditions and Russia’s aggression, - US Department of State commented on Ukraine's local elections U.S. Department of State's John Kirby declared that the elections largely reflected the will of the Ukrainian people, while Ukraine’s democracy remained resilient. 26.10.15 23:40 14 465 253 Previously in trend: Local elections 2015

Nine parties to win seats in Lviv regional council after 80 percent of protocols processed Upon 80.18 percent of protocols have been processed, nine parties are likely to take seats in the regional council, with Solidarnist, Samopomich and Svoboda being leaders. 26.10.15 19:03 35 719 92 Previously in trend: Local elections 2015

Political base for promotion of pro-Russian interests in Ukraine destroyed, - Censor.NET's Chief Editor Butusov The local elections of Oct. 25 in Ukraine have almost destroyed the political base for promotion of pro-Russian interests in Ukraine. Pro-Ukrainian forces have significantly increased their presence in local authorities in the south-east of the country. In many regions, "Opposition Bloc" is absent at all. 26.10.15 18:27 168 590 929 Previously in trend: Local elections 2015

"Voting is being rigged across the city," - candidate for Dnipropetrovsk mayor Filatov about tallies Candidate for mayor of Dnipropetrovsk from the Dill party, MP (independent) Boris Filatov said the voting in the city was being totally rigged. 26.10.15 17:18 62 993 294 Previously in trend: Local elections 2015

MP Lutsenko: Poroshenko Bloc offers to hold elections in Mariupol Nov. 15 The coalition council has been unable to agree upon the elections in Mariupol and Krasnoarmiisk today and plans to meet tomorrow. Meanwhile, the faction of Petro Poroshenko Bloc party offers to hold elections in Mariupol November 15, 2015. The other factions have taken a time-out. 26.10.15 17:14 7 440 77 Previously in trend: Local elections 2015

Everyone involved in disruption of elections in Mariupol will be questioned regardless of station in life or position, - Interior Ministry The Interior Ministry promised to conduct a full and thorough investigation into the disruption of elections in Mariupol. 26.10.15 16:23 3 938 33 Previously in trend: Local elections 2015

Council of Europe takes favorable view of local elections in Ukraine The Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe considers the process of voting at the local elections in Ukraine Oct. 25 to be well-organized. 26.10.15 17:51 3 598 51 Previously in trend: Local elections 2015

Poroshenko claims high level of voting culture in local elections The Ukrainians have demonstrated a high level of voting culture in the local elections held on Oct. 25. 26.10.15 17:42 8 647 114 Previously in trend: Local elections 2015

Trukhanov leading in Odesa mayoral election as 25% of votes processed 51.5% of voters supported Hennadii Trukhanov, 23.7% - Oleksandr Borovyk, 7.7% - Eduard Hurvits in the mayoral election in Odesa after 25% of ballots have been counted. 26.10.15 10:54 74 609 309 Previously in trend: Local elections 2015

Elections in Lysychansk to be recognized as valid, - NGO Opora Opora observers refute the arguments that the voting in Lysychansk have been invalidated. 26.10.15 12:50 6 744 25 Previously in trend: Local elections 2015

Committee of Voters of Ukraine opposes local elections in Mariupol on Nov. 15 The Committee of Voters of Ukraine is opposing holding local elections in Mariupol (Donetsk region) on Nov. 15. 26.10.15 15:20 15 755 90 Ukrainian Politics

Rows and scuffles at Kharkiv election commission as protocols brought for registration, - NGO Opora Jostling and scuffling occurred in the morning at the Kharkiv election commission: the representatives of precinct election commissions brought the protocols of voting for regional council deputies. 26.10.15 16:12 25 663 97 Previously in trend: Local elections 2015

UKROP Party leads, Filatov wins mayoral race in Dnipropetrovsk – SOCIS exit poll UKROP party, short for the Ukrainian Association of Patriots, is leading at the local elections in Dnipropetrovsk with 31.7% of votes. 26.10.15 00:01 70 410 231 Previously in trend: Local elections 2015

Local elections turnout made 46.5% – Opora. INFOGRAPHICS As of 8 p.m., the average turnout in Ukraine's local elections made 46.5 percent. 26.10.15 00:41 11 617 56 Previously in trend: Local elections 2015

A pro-Ukrainian coalition should be created in every council following the elections – Poroshenko President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko shared his expectations on the outcome of the local elections. 26.10.15 01:05 13 204 190 Previously in trend: Local elections 2015

Filatov and Vilkul made it to the second round of Dnipropetrovsk mayoral election – exit polls The first exit poll results at the Dnipropetrovsk mayoral election were announced on Election night with Savik Shuster TV show. 25.10.15 21:59 92 773 382 Previously in trend: Local elections 2015

Matkovskyi and Mamai make it to second round of Poltava mayoral election – Petro Poroshenko Bloc Ex-mayor of Poltava Andrii Matkovskyi and current mayor Oleksandr Mamai will compete in a head-to-head vote in the second round of the Poltava mayoral elections. 25.10.15 23:20 37 885 73 Previously in trend: Local elections 2015

Rada to make prompt decision on elections in Mariupol and Krasnoarmiisk – Hroisman Verkhovna Rada Speaker Volodymyr Hroisman said that the Ukrainian Parliament will promptly decide on the local elections in Mariupol and Krasnoarmiisk. 25.10.15 22:41 7 012 72 Previously in trend: Local elections 2015

1052 violations of electoral law registered at local elections – Opora. MAP Thus far, there were 1052 violations of electoral law registered at the local elections in Ukraine. 25.10.15 21:30 9 374 36 Previously in trend: Local elections 2015

Klychko and Petro Poroshenko Bloc lead polls in Kyiv According to the exit poll of the Committee of Voters of Ukraine, Vitalii Klychko got 40.4% of voters’ support and leads in Kyiv’s mayoral polls. 25.10.15 20:34 49 402 390 Previously in trend: Local elections 2015