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The 2015 local elections in Ukraine have seen intense discussions and actions particularly surrounding the mayoral elections in Kryvyi Rih. The Parliament is set to address the calls for a mayoral revote in Kryvyi Rih following widespread protests and allegations of vote rigging. The Verkhovna Rada and various political factions including the Petro Poroshenko Bloc are in talks to validate a draft law to potentially schedule the revote for March 27. MP Yehor Soboliev has been vocal, urging for an immediate and legal resolution to the contested election results, reflecting the civil unrest and dissatisfaction among Kryvyi Rih residents. Several issues like ballot box stuffing and disruptions during election commission meetings highlight the challenges faced. The Opposition Bloc's stance and the resultant public protests indicate the contentious nature of the elections, potentially leading to significant political decisions.
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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. 8 644 114 Previously in trend: Local elections 2015

труханов 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. 74 604 309 Previously in trend: Local elections 2015

выборы экзит-пол урна Elections in Lysychansk to be recognized as valid, - NGO Opora Opora observers refute the arguments that the voting in Lysychansk have been invalidated. 6 743 25 Previously in trend: Local elections 2015

голосование 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. 25 662 97 Previously in trend: Local elections 2015

цик Local elections turnout 46,62%, - Central Election Commission 46.62% of voters came to polling stations and received ballots in Ukraine's local polls that were held on Sunday, Oct. 25, the Central Election Commission says. 13 021 120 Previously in trend: Local elections 2015

Kyiv mayor candidate Bereza believes to have passed into second round At the same time, Rishuchi Hromadiany (Resolute Citizens) Party received 6,7% votes in the elections to the Kyiv City Council. 39 089 159 Previously in trend: Local elections 2015

днепропетровск экзитпол 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. 70 409 231 Previously in trend: Local elections 2015

выборы явка 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. 11 616 56 Previously in trend: Local elections 2015

порошенко оон совбез 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. 13 199 190 Previously in trend: Local elections 2015

выборы 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. 92 768 382 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. 37 885 73 Previously in trend: Local elections 2015

гройсман 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. 7 010 72 Previously in trend: Local elections 2015

нарушения карта опора 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. 9 374 36 Previously in trend: Local elections 2015

харьков Kernes will stay mayor in Kharkiv. There will be no second round – Committee of Voters According to the exit poll of the Committee of Voters of Ukraine, actual mayor Hennadii Kernes got 59.3% of voters’ support and leads Kharkiv’s mayoral polls. 138 839 1 289 Previously in trend: Local elections 2015

киев выборы 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. 49 401 390 Previously in trend: Local elections 2015

35% of Kyiv residents have voted as of 6 p.m. About 35% of Kyiv residents gave their vote for mayor and city council candidates at all 1,089 polling stations as of 6 p.m. 10 862 298 Previously in trend: Local elections 2015

Four people arrested for vote buying in Kyiv region – Opora Opora civil network informed about detention of four people for vote buying in the town of Vyshneve in the Kyiv region. . 4 225 99 Previously in trend: Local elections 2015

выборы Voter turnout in local elections in Ukraine reached 36.2% as of 4 p.m. INFOGRAPHICS As of 4 p.m., Oct. 25, elections turnout in Ukraine reached 36.2%. 20 499 202 Previously in trend: Local elections 2015

222 violations of electoral law registered in Kyiv – City Council As of 4 p.m., the coordination center in Kyiv received 222 reports on the violations of the electoral law. However, most of them are minor. They are related to illegal placement of campaign materials and do not significantly affect the results of the elections. 2 985 91 Previously in trend: Local elections 2015

сватово Elections to Svatove city council invalidated, - NGO At 3 p.m., the city election commission invalidated the elections to the Svatove city council (Luhansk region). 21 902 28 Previously in trend: Local elections 2015

жебривский Donetsk Governor Zhebrivskyy elaborated on disrupted elections in Krasnoarmiisk Elections in Krasnoarmiisk and Mariupol could be held in one. 37 629 69 Previously in trend: Local elections 2015

Local elections turnout 18.5% as of noon, - NGO As of noon Oct. 25, the average turnout in Ukraine's local elections made 18.5%. 3 151 19 Previously in trend: Local elections 2015

MP Lutsenko urges coalition leaders to decide on elections in Mariupol Poroshenko Bloc faction chairman Yurii Lutsenko calls on the leaders of parliamentary coalition to meet on Monday, Oct. 26 to elaborate a mechanism for elections in Mariupol. 3 386 51 Previously in trend: Local elections 2015

Voters bribed near polling station in Odesa, - Interior Ministry The fact of bribing voters by an unknown woman near the polling station in the premises of Odesa secondary school No. 67 was reported to the Suvorov district police department. 6 149 45 Previously in trend: Local elections 2015

порошенко 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. 27 231 284 Previously in trend: Local elections 2015

яценюк Tallies to become key challenge at local polls, - Yatseniuk Counting of votes at Ukraine's local elections can become a major problem of the current electoral process. 17 287 222 Previously in trend: Local elections 2015

выборы мариуполь 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. 33 512 142 Previously in trend: Local elections 2015

выборы Elections in Krasnoarmiisk disrupted through invalid ballots The Donetsk regional administrative court has ruled to cancel the decision of the Krasnoarmiisk city election commission to order the printing of ballots from an individual entrepreneur. 20 135 146 Previously in trend: Local elections 2015

выборы янукович донецк Local elections kicked off in Ukraine Elections to choose mayors and local council deputies started in Ukraine, as polling stations opened their doors to voters. 11 616 148 Previously in trend: Local elections 2015

No better rebuke to those who want to see Ukraine fail than clean elections tomorrow – Geoffrey Pyatt The United States Ambassador to Ukraine Geoffrey Pyatt believes that tomorrow's elections are very important for the country. 16 869 327 Previously in trend: Local elections 2015

листовка днр ‘DPR’ militants threaten to punish local residents for participation in All-Ukrainian local elections. PHOTO The leaflets with threats have been spread in the Donetsk region, especially in the areas close to the demarcation line. 68 285 235 Previously in trend: Local elections 2015

ENEMO registered minor violations during electoral campaign in Ukraine The European Network of Election Monitoring Organizations (ENEMO) began its election observation mission to Ukraine for the Local Elections 2015 on Oct.1 with the arrival of eight core team members to Kyiv. ENEMO additionally deployed 50 longterm observers countrywide to observe and assess the electoral process in their respective regions, for the elections that will be held on Oct. 25, 2015. 5 577 114 Previously in trend: Local elections 2015

задержание оружием торговцы 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. 53 752 93 Previously in trend: Local elections 2015

выборы небесная сотня "We paid heavy price," - Heavenly Hundred relatives urged Ukrainians not to sell their votes. VIDEO A public service video has been released on the Internet, in which relatives of the Heavenly Hundred Heroes call on Ukrainians not to sell their votes in the coming elections on Oct. 25. 21 368 176 Previously in trend: Local elections 2015

выборы вр Dnipropetrovsk election commission members illegally swapped, case opened, - Interior Ministry Criminal proceedings have been instituted, following requests by several political forces which representatives to the city election commission were replaced on the basis of forged documents. 9 100 47 Previously in trend: Local elections 2015

выборы подкуп 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. 30 922 155 Previously in trend: Local elections 2015

выборы награда протест ап денис руслан гаврилов скалун 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. 69 146 336 Previously in trend: Local elections 2015

саакашвили 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. 25 745 133 Previously in trend: 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. 28 528 174 Previously in trend: Local elections 2015

Poroshenko to governors: Your posts do not give you any advantage in political struggle The head of state emphasized the need for holding local elections at the same high level as the presidential and parliamentary elections. 4 590 54 Previously in trend: Local elections 2015

Russia must withdraw its support of fake elections in Donbas. Normandy Four leaders will discuss this issue, - Presidential Administration The issue of modalities of the local elections in certain areas of the Donbas will be raised at the meeting in Normandy format (Germany, France, Ukraine, Russia) in Paris with the participation of the President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko. 4 183 63 Previously in trend: Local elections 2015

Instructions on preparation and holding local elections in Donbas approved The Central Election Commission of Ukraine has approved instructions on preparing and holding elections of Donetsk and Luhansk district council deputies scheduled for Oct. 25, 2015. 5 472 52 Previously in trend: Local elections 2015

Poroshenko: Elections in Donbas will be discussed in Minsk on Sept. 22 The contact group is to meet tomorrow in Minsk, with elections in the Donbas being on the agenda. 11 862 154 Previously in trend: Local elections 2015

Donetsk Governor Zhebrivskyi: Situation in Donbas could deteriorate after UN General Assembly or fake elections Head of the Donetsk regional military and civil administration Pavlo Zhebrivskyi does not rule out resumption of hostilities in the Donbas after fake elections in the so-called "DPR" on Oct. 18 or after General Assembly's session. 5 917 20 Previously in trend: Local elections 2015

NSDC Secretary Turchynov: Elections in Donbas will take place only after Russian forces withdraw The launch of preparation to fake elections in the occupied territories is a demonstrative retreat of the Russian Federation and its puppets from the peace process outlined by the Minsk agreements. 8 062 100 Previously in trend: Occupied territories - Crimea and Donbas Local elections 2015

порошенко Elections in occupied territories to be held only after appropriate conditions secured, - Poroshenko President Poroshenko said that local elections in the occupied territories could be held only after all the necessary conditions are secured for fair and transparent expression of will of citizens. 14 939 173 Previously in trend: Occupied territories - Crimea and Donbas Local elections 2015

PACE calls for additional efforts to assure fully inclusive local elections in Ukraine The rapporteurs of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe’s (PACE) stated that it is essential for the stability and further development of Ukraine to admit all political forces to local elections. 2 611 35 Previously in trend: Local elections 2015

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. 46 460 437 Previously in trend: Local elections 2015

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