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 19 179 171 Previously in trend: Local elections 2015

Hroisman’s working group expects local elections to be held in all occupied territories including Crimea. The local elections, which are scheduled by the Constitution to the October 25, 2015, should be held on the entire Ukraine’s territory including the temporarily occupied territories of the Donbas and the Crimean peninsula, annexed by Russia. 26.05.15 18:14 16 067 164 Ukrainian Politics

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

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

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

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. 26.10.15 01:58 39 089 159 Previously in trend: Local elections 2015

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. 22.10.15 18:58 30 923 155 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. 21.09.15 20:20 11 862 154 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

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 kicked off in Ukraine Elections to choose mayors and local council deputies started in Ukraine, as polling stations opened their doors to voters. 25.10.15 10:16 11 617 148 Previously in trend: Local elections 2015

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. 25.10.15 12:02 20 135 146 Previously in trend: Local elections 2015

Verkhovna Rada passes local elections law Verkhovna Rada passed a new law on local elections, which is now to be signed by the president. 14.07.15 21:28 23 206 145 Previously in trend: New Rada 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 55 903 143 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. 25.10.15 11:25 33 513 142 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

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 56 931 135 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. 11.10.15 16:15 25 745 133 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

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

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 17 048 127 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 22 115 126 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

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 37 348 121 Previously in trend: Local elections 2015

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. 26.10.15 09:35 13 022 120 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

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

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 44 030 116 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. 24.10.15 15:38 5 577 114 Previously in trend: Local elections 2015

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. 26.10.15 17:42 8 644 114 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 40 678 111 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 44 308 111 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 15 431 108 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 6 707 108 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 29 949 108 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

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. 16.09.15 17:59 8 062 100 Previously in trend: Occupied territories - Crimea and Donbas 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. . 25.10.15 20:00 4 225 99 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. 26.10.15 16:12 25 662 97 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 26 945 96 Previously in trend: Local elections 2015

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

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 8 861 95 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 19 811 94 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

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. 23.10.15 20:10 53 753 93 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

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. 25.10.15 18:29 2 985 91 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 6 527 90 Previously in trend: Local elections 2015