Local elections 2015

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 15 445 148 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 5 826 81 Previously in trend: Local elections 2015

Summary results of parties in 2015 local elections. INFOGRAPHICS The analysis by RATING Pro information and analytical center indicates only those parties criticizing the actions of the authorities have improved their results. 09.11.15 16:12 56 930 135 Previously in trend: Local elections 2015

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 3 007 23 Previously in trend: Local elections 2015

Poroshenko Bloc opposes Vilkul's election mayor of Dnipropetrovsk, - MP Lutsenko Poroshenko Bloc parliamentary faction opposes the election of Opposition Bloc MP Oleksandr Vilkul mayor of Dnipropetrovsk. 03.11.15 00:20 35 139 208 Previously in trend: Local elections 2015

Saakashvili on voting in Odesa: "We are dealing with large-scale fraud and criminal attempt to cover tracks" The court's delay in deciding on complete seizure of rigged election protocols is an attempt to cover the tracks of a large-scale fraud. 02.11.15 21:10 49 293 285 Previously in trend: Local elections 2015

Poroshenko Bloc, Samopomich, Yednist, Batkivshchyna, and Svoboda make it to Kyiv council, - city election commission Poroshenko Bloc - Solidarity, Samopomich party, Batkivshchyna party, Yednist party, and Svoboda all-Ukrainian organization will share seats at the Kyiv City Council as the city election commission has processed 100% of protocols. 02.11.15 21:40 14 458 107 Previously in trend: Local elections 2015

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 7 803 49 Previously in trend: Local elections 2015

Four judges refuse considering lawsuit of Odesa mayoral candidate Borovik, - Ukraine’s Committee of Voters Four judges have disqualified themselves when considering the appeal of candidate for mayor of Odesa, adviser to the head of the Odesa Regional State Administration Sasha Borovik against the election results. 02.11.15 10:02 24 500 90 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

Central Election Commission appeals against decision to hold second round of elections in Pavlohrad, - candidate Terekhov. DOCUMENT On Friday, Oct, 30, certain members of the Central Election Commission filed an appeal to the Supreme Administrative Court of Ukraine against the decision of the Kyiv Court of Appeals regarding the cancellation of the second round of the mayoral elections in Pavlohrad (Dnipropetrovsk region). 31.10.15 00:19 22 264 192 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 5 386 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

Oligarch Akhmetov promised bonuses to his employees for supporting candicate Vilkul Senior, - Kryvyi Rih mayoral candidate Myloboh The second round of Kryvyi Rih mayoral elections sees two candidates: Yurii Vilkul, father of Dnipropetrovsk mayoral candidate Oleksandr Vilkul, and Samopomich party candidate Yurii Myloboh. 30.10.15 14:49 31 332 206 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 15 430 108 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 7 720 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 22 567 160 Previously in trend: Local elections 2015

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

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 16 757 128 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 14 211 185 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

OPORA NGO calls cancellation of second round mayoral election in Pavlohrad "blatant legal nihilism" OPORA NGO coordinator Olha Aivazovska believes that the cancellation of the second round of Pavlohrad mayor elections is blatant nihilism. 28.10.15 15:12 15 291 83 Previously in trend: Local elections 2015 Scandal over elections in Pavlohrad

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 22 063 185 Previously in trend: Local elections 2015

Interior Ministry to check situation around Pavlohrad mayoral election, - Minister Avakov The Interior Ministry is investigating 405 cases of violations in Ukraine's local elections. 28.10.15 14:40 8 231 46 Previously in trend: Local elections 2015 Scandal over elections in Pavlohrad

Pavlohrad residents indignant over "disappearance" of 3,000 voters and cancellation of second round of mayoral election 3,000 voters from Pavlohrad have mysteriously disappeared from the register of voters of Ukraine. 28.10.15 12:50 19 019 96 Previously in trend: Local elections 2015 Scandal over elections in Pavlohrad

Odesa Governor Saakashvili says 80 protocols corrected in favor of winning mayor Trukhanov Voting results in Odesa mayor election might be incorrect, for at least 80 polling stations saw falsifications during vote counting. 28.10.15 09:50 47 158 221 Previously in trend: Local elections 2015

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 36 821 127 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 4 486 60 Previously in trend: Local elections 2015

Coalition failed to agree on the date of elections in Mariupol and Krasnoarmiisk, - Lutsenko The factions of the parliamentary coalition have failed to arrive at a consensus regarding the date of local elections in Mariupol and Krasnoarmiisk as well as their legal basis. 27.10.15 16:32 9 858 62 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

Kyiv mayor candidate Bereza says he runs second after 75 percent of protocols processed Rishuchi Hromadiany Party and observers plan to finish simultaneous ballot counting for local elections today. 27.10.15 14:42 29 948 108 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 44 307 111 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 66 291 319 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 11 059 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 5 489 149 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 17 047 127 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 14 461 253 Previously in trend: Local elections 2015

Central Election Commission started publishing results of local elections The official website of the Central Election Commission began to publish data on the outcome of the regular local elections. 26.10.15 20:27 42 176 161 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 18:27 168 588 929 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 7 437 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