Local elections 2015

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. 25.10.15 21:06 138 845 1 289 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 18:27 168 595 929 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. 05.08.15 23:15 41 624 445 Previously in trend: Occupied territories - Crimea and Donbas 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 79 163 437 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. 10.09.15 23:50 46 475 437 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 49 409 390 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 92 776 382 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 20 595 343 Previously in trend: Local elections 2015

Hollande and Merkel warned Putin that separate elections in eastern Ukraine are inadmissible Angela Merkel and Fransois Hollande have stressed that 'separate elections' in the territories occupied by the separatists would create a threat to the Minsk process and are inadmissible. 30.08.15 12:47 41 464 338 Previously in trend: Occupied territories - Crimea and Donbas 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 33 972 337 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. 22.10.15 11:00 69 163 336 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. 24.10.15 17:56 16 876 327 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 66 303 319 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 74 621 309 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 35 518 303 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. 21.07.15 09:31 29 764 302 Previously in trend: Occupied territories - Crimea and Donbas 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. 25.10.15 19:33 10 875 298 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 62 996 294 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 09:52 119 379 286 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 49 354 285 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. 25.10.15 13:12 27 237 284 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 65 641 278 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. 07.12.15 12:00 100 157 274 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 79 094 260 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 26 131 258 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 14 474 253 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 32 666 247 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 21 250 242 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 60 199 235 Previously in trend: Local elections 2015

‘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. 24.10.15 16:22 68 293 235 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 70 419 231 Previously in trend: Local elections 2015

Head of Donetsk military civil administration believes local elections in Donbas should be postponed No one would "appoint" mayors, deputies, and other officials of the elective posts in the Donbas any longer. 04.08.15 21:28 22 021 228 Previously in trend: Occupied territories - Crimea and Donbas Local elections 2015

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. 25.10.15 12:35 17 294 222 Previously in trend: Local elections 2015

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 47 166 221 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 35 143 208 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 31 341 206 Previously in trend: Local elections 2015

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%. 25.10.15 19:02 20 505 202 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 22 271 192 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 44 597 190 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 13 206 190 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 31 274 186 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 25 538 186 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 29 143 185 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 14 217 185 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 22 070 185 Previously in trend: Local elections 2015

"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. 23.10.15 18:45 21 373 176 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. 10.10.15 15:24 28 543 174 Previously in trend: Local elections 2015

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. 14.09.15 11:38 14 946 173 Previously in trend: Occupied territories - Crimea and Donbas Local elections 2015