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Local elections in Ukraine are a pivotal aspect of the country's democratic process. In 2025, the discourse around these elections is increasingly defined by the war's impact, with leaders like President Zelenskyy emphasizing that local elections will only proceed after hostilities cease. External bodies, including G7 ambassadors, urge swift action to hold elections in conflict zones like Donbas. Notable outcomes from past elections include Vitali Klitschko retaining his position as Kyiv’s mayor and Borys Filatov’s re-election in Dnipro. However, challenges persist with reports of electoral misconduct. The role of international observers and compliance with electoral laws remain critical in ensuring transparent outcomes. Keywords such as "Ukraine local elections," "Zelenskyy," "Kyiv mayor election," and "Donbas elections" are crucial for understanding the landscape of Ukraine's local political scenario.
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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. 168 822 929 Previously in trend: Local elections 2015
"Republics" ready for elections under Ukrainian laws, but "excluding Right Sector and other radicals," - Lavrov The self-proclaimed "DPR" and "LPR" are ready to hold local elections pursuant to Ukrainian legislation and allow the OSCE to observe the process. 162 056 825 Previously in trend: Occupied territories - Crimea and Donbas
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. 119 503 286 Previously in trend: Local elections 2015
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. 100 338 274 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. 92 908 382 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. 79 311 437 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. 74 753 309 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. 72 739 296 Previously in trend: Kryvyi Rih re-election
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. 70 555 231 Previously in trend: Local elections 2015
Volunteers returned state awards protesting against surrender of Mariupol and Donetsk region and government’s interference in elections. PHOTOS Volunteers Denys Havrylov and Ruslan Skalun have returned the state decorations to the Presidential Administration in protest against the rigging of election in Mariupol in favor of the former members of the Party of Regions. 69 295 336 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. 66 416 319 Previously in trend: Local elections 2015
Zelenskyi addresses Ukrainians, announces poll on day of local elections President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyi recorded a video address to all citizens of Ukraine. He called on everyone to come and vote on the upcoming local elections. 65 609 793
"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. 63 103 294 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. 60 306 235 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. 56 021 143 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. 54 967 88 Previously in trend: Local elections 2015
Conversion center couriers detained in Kyiv while shoot-out occurred The Security Service of Ukraine ceased the activity of a conversion center in Kyiv, while a shoot-out between law enforcers and couriers occurred. 53 827 93 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. 49 549 390 Previously in trend: Local elections 2015
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. 47 931 119 Previously in trend: Kryvyi Rih re-election
Terrorist Pushylin's party intends to take part in local elections. DOCUMENT A list of political parties that have decided on their participation in 2015 local elections has been released on Central Election Commission's website. 46 625 437 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. 44 405 111 Previously in trend: Local elections 2015
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. 44 145 116 Previously in trend: Local elections 2015
Poroshenko: Dialogue with Donbas is not conversation with foreign country. Elections will be held according to Ukrainian laws and after withdrawal of Russian troops President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko said he would be ready for dialogue with representatives of the temporarily occupied areas of the Luhansk and Donetsk regions if they were elected according to the Ukrainian legislation. 41 778 445 Previously in trend: Occupied territories - Crimea and Donbas Local elections 2015
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. 39 026 198 Previously in trend: Scandal over elections in Pavlohrad
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. 37 968 73 Previously in trend: Local elections 2015
Donetsk Governor Zhebrivskyy elaborated on disrupted elections in Krasnoarmiisk Elections in Krasnoarmiisk and Mariupol could be held in one. 37 704 69 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. 37 476 121 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). 36 929 127 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. 35 792 92 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. 35 642 303 Previously in trend: Local elections 2015
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. 35 542 213 Previously in trend: Kryvyi Rih re-election
Terrorists' "local elections" will dramatically undermine de-escalation process, - Poroshenko Attempts of the terrorists to hold elections in occupied territories of the Donbas will signify violation of the Minsk agreements by Russia. 34 671 178
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. 34 125 337 Previously in trend: Local elections 2015
237 polling stations failed to open, 205 in Mariupol, - Interior Ministry As of 9:30 a.m., 237 polling stations failed to open In Ukraine. 33 570 142 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. 32 809 247 Previously in trend: Local elections 2015
Klitschko wins in Round 1 of Kyiv mayor election. ВИДЕО According to the parallel vote count, Vitaliy Klitschko, the incumbent mayor of Kyiv, wins the race again - already in Round 1; he collected some 51 percent of votes. Oksana Prodan, the UDAR party's Head of Election Campaign Staff, said so at a briefing. 31 537 156
Canvassers-bribers detained in Kyiv. PHOTOS+VIDEO By giving the Kyivites food products and expensive concert tickets, a canvasser tried to persuade voters to support the political party she represented. 31 038 155 Previously in trend: Local elections 2015
Poroshenko: Militants should renounce their fake elections President Poroshenko said Kyiv expected representatives of the so-called "LPR-DPR" to clearly give up on their intentions to hold fake elections on Oct. 18 and Nov. 1. 29 911 302 Previously in trend: Occupied territories - Crimea and Donbas Local elections 2015
Kivalov withdrew from Odesa mayor election Odesa mayoral candidate Serhii Kivalov wrote on Facebook that he will not participate in Odesa mayor election. 28 657 174 Previously in trend: Local elections 2015
Poroshenko orders investigation into Mariupol elections failure: This situation is unacceptable President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko instructed competent law enforcement authorities to investigate the causes of the failure of local elections in Mariupol. 27 337 284 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. 27 040 96 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. 26 384 113 Previously in trend: Scandal over elections in Pavlohrad
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. 26 237 258 Previously in trend: Local elections 2015
Kivalov will not run for mayor because of election fraud record – Saakashvili. VIDEO Serhii Kivalov has withdrawn his name from the ballot at election of Odesa mayor because of election fraud criminal record actualized by the regional prosecutor's office. 25 852 133 Previously in trend: Local elections 2015
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. 25 776 97 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. 25 613 186 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. 24 982 79 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. 23 942 125 Previously in trend: Local elections 2015
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