According to OPORA's data, received from a statistically-based sampling of polling stations, 85,6% of PECs started their preparatory meetings not earlier than 45 minutes before voting, providing observers and other electoral subjects an opportunity to watch the preparation of polling stations to the voting. However, 14,4% of PECs started their preparatory meetings at 7:15 AM. When the PECs ignore the legislative requirements concerning the timing of preparatory meetings on the election day, e...

On Sunday, 29 October 2017, elections in 201 united territorial communities are held in 24 oblasts of Ukraine.

With the election day in 201 united territorial communities coming closer, the candidates became more active in their election campaigns. In particular, there are more incidents of pre-electoral charity, which may be classified as indirect bribery. 

The first local elections in 202 united territorial communities will be held on 29 October 2017. The election process has officially started on 9 September in all Ukrainian oblasts without exception.  Dnipropetrovsk and Volyn oblasts have the largest number of united communities participating in the election – 19 communities each. Zakarpattia and Mykolaiv oblasts, on the contrary, have only one community each.

The failing results of the voting in the Parliament regarding three bils about elections of people’s deputies bring up to date the need to initiate proper inclusive dialogue among all concerned parties. The imitation of the discussion in the Parliament can’t lead to any proper decision, and regarding the introduction of proportional system with open lists on the electionof people’s deputies of Ukraine as well. Surveys made in different years and public opinion support system changes in electi...

The election process currently corresponds to the fundamental law requirements, is enough competitive, and free from violations or factors, which may cast doubt on election administration or the voting process. However, the legal uncertainty of the certain electoral procedures, caused by poor quality of the current Law of Ukraine on Local Elections, is destabilizing the electoral process. 

The seventh session of the Verkhovna Rada of VIII convocation is the last chance to make electoral reforms before the next election to the Parliament. Almost nothing has been done to change the legislation in this sector over three years after the Revolution of Dignity. Meanwhile, the major draft laws have been under consideration of the Parliament for around two years. It's being a while since the expert discussion was held, international organizations gave their opinions not once or twice, ...

The seventh session of Verkhovna Rada of the VIII convocation is the last opportunity to hold the electoral reform before the next elections of MPs. During the three post-Maidan years in Ukraine, almost nothing has been done to change the legislation in this area. Although all major draft laws have been under consideration by Verkhovna Rada for about two years. The expert discussion has long been held, international organizations have expressed their opinions for dozens of times in this regar...