According to the data gathered by the Civil Network OPORA, voter turnout at 16:00 pm in Mariupol (29.24%) and Krasnoarmiisk (30.23%) is lower than national voter turnout in the first round held on 25 October (36.2%), but higher than voter turnout in the second round on 15 November (26.28%).

From 8:00 am to 12:00 pm, the regular local elections in Krasnoarmiisk and Mariupol (Donetsk oblast) are held in accordance with the Law of Ukraine on Local Elections and all the established procedures. Official observers of Civil Network OPORA and Donetsk Oblast Cell of the Committee of Voters of Ukraine haven't noticed any major violations.

Voter turnout at 12:00 pm in Mariupol (15.0%) and Krasnoarmiisk (15.2%) is lower than national voter turnout in the first round held on 25 October (18.5%), but higher than voter turnout in the second round on 15 November (12.6%).

According to the information provided by official observers of Civil Network OPORA and Donetsk Oblast Office of the Committee of Voters of Ukraine, which are jointly holding organization campaign in Mariupol and Krasnoarmiisk, the voting process in these two cities of Donetsk has started without major violations.

As long as the election process in Krasnoarmiisk and Mariupol was disrupted in 25 October local elections causing damage to internal and international political image of Ukraine, prompt and decisive action should have been taken to restore constitutional rights of many citizens; Although the legal framework chosen to secure voting rights of Krasnoarmiisk and Mariupol citizens causes debates, decision of Ukrainian Parliament on the peculiarities of voting in these two cities proves that the s...

Civil Network OPORA hasn't noticed any gross violations of electoral legislation committed by electoral subjects in Mariupol and Krasnoarmiisk, what is a good precondition for free voting on 29 November. Voters in Krasnoarmiisk and Mariupol will have quite a wide choice of mayoral candidates – 20 and 22 candidates respectively. Overpolitization of territorial election commissions and strong mutual distrust between the electoral subjects remain the worst hazards for the election process.

Would you like to know which candidate made a fast progress at the final stage of election campaign, who managed to get the mayoral position despite receiving fewer votes in the first round compared to a competitor, and who lost support of the voters in between of elections? See answers to these and other questions in an analysis made by the Civil Network OPORA.

Second round election of city mayors held on 15 November was the most resonant in Dnipropetrovsk, with Borys Filatov and Oleksandr Vilkul competing. Civil Network OPORA conducted the parallel vote tabulation (PVT) in this oblast center and, created an information system based on PTV results per election precincts and as well as on final results of election.