Local elections 2015

Parliament to consider Kryvyi Rih election tomorrow The Verkhovna Rada has decided to consider the issue of Kryvyi Rih mayoral election tomorrow at 11 a.m. 22.12.15 14:15 6 533 23 Previously in trend: Local elections 2015 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 3 160 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 6 105 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 5 470 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 12 554 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 12:00 100 151 274 Previously in trend: Local elections 2015

Drunk Opposition bloc MP Kolesnikov disrupts meeting of Kryvyi Rih territorial election commission. VIDEO Deputy of the Verkhovna Rada representing the Opposition bloc Dmytro Kolesnikov has put up a fight during a meeting of the election commission in Kryvyi Rih. 04.12.15 11:53 99 319 69 Previously in trend: Local elections 2015

Opposition block MPs disrupt appointment of members of district election commissions in Kryvyy Rih. PHOTOS The Verkhovna Rada deputies from the Opposition bloc together with Kryvyy Rih Police Chief, Colonel Valerii Liutyi have frustrated the appointment of members of district territorial election commissions. 03.12.15 10:59 40 675 111 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. 30.11.15 19:59 44 028 116 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 22 664 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 18 655 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 4 043 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 19 809 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 3 310 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 65 626 278 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 5 846 25 Previously in trend: Local elections 2015

New election is only solution for Kryvyi Rih situation, - Samopomich faction leader Bereziuk It is not possible to find out who won the election; new one should be held in Kryvyi Rih. 26.11.15 12:58 22 744 42 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 54 867 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 37 346 121 Previously in trend: Local elections 2015

Court authorizes pre-election campaigning in Mariupol and Krasnoarmiisk, - MP Zalishchuk Kyiv Administrative Court of Appeals has authorized holding of pre-election campaign in Mariupol and Krasnoarmiisk against the decision of the Central Election Commission. 23.11.15 23:58 2 961 38 Previously in trend: Local elections 2015

Kryvyi Rih election fraud negligence may cause unrest The chairman of the Kryvyi Rih election commission has to be substituted for a fair decision on city's mayoral vote to be taken. 23.11.15 09:58 31 264 186 Previously in trend: Local elections 2015

Protesters in Kryvyi Rih demand votes recalculation in mayoral election. PHOTOS 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. 22.11.15 16:11 79 086 260 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 25 530 186 Previously in trend: Local elections 2015

Protesters outside CEC demand cancellation of Vilkul's appointment as Kryvyi Rih mayor. PHOTOS A rally demanding cancellation of the decision by the Kryvyi Rih election commission to approve Yurii Vilkul as mayor started today outside the Central Election Commission building in Kyiv. 18.11.15 18:16 27 808 65 Previously in trend: Local elections 2015

MP Soboliev calls on citizens to join protest against Kryvyi Rih vote falsification Other demands include replacement of territorial election committee members who had voted for announcing Yurii Vilkul mayor of the city. 18.11.15 12:56 14 658 71 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 14 647 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 19 178 171 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 12 535 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 79 159 437 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 13 782 47 Previously in trend: Local elections 2015

Rally against rigged mayoral election to be held in Kryvyi Rih Nov. 17, - MP Semenchenko A demonstration against rigging of the second round of mayoral elections is planned to be held in Kryvyi Rih Nov. 17 at 6 p.m. 17.11.15 09:41 22 114 126 Previously in trend: Local elections 2015

Filatov elected mayor of Dnipropetrovsk, - city election commission Member of Ukrop party Borys Filatov has won the greatest number of votes in the second round of mayoral election in Dnipropetrovsk. 17.11.15 09:05 44 589 190 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 26 943 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 6 704 108 Previously in trend: Local elections 2015

Massive ballot box stuffing registered at several Kryvyi Rih precincts, - mayoral candidate Myloboh The violations of electoral process have been registered in a district of Kryvyi Rih which is located 50 km away from the city and became its part only in 2002. 16.11.15 22:00 29 130 185 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 60 188 235 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 4 624 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 24 911 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 20 589 343 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 55 901 143 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 32 644 247 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 09:52 119 369 286 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 20 718 118 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 35 512 303 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 6 523 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 21 235 242 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 8 859 95 Previously in trend: Local elections 2015

Law enforcers solved first in Ukraine’s history mass buying of votes over the Internet, - MP Anton Herashchenko A group of perpetrators applied revolutionary election engineering in Dnipropetrovsk to bribe voters using advanced Internet technology, smart phones, instant messengers, e-mail, bank cards, and cryptocurrency Bitcoin. 13.11.15 23:18 27 465 90 Previously in trend: Local elections 2015