On 21 April 2014, long-term observer of CN OPORA, journalist of the Tochka OPORY was beaten by unknown persons while taking video of Luhansk separatists rallying next to the SBU administrative building.

Despite the tight time constraints of the election campaign, the formation of district election commissions and beginning of their activities were accompanied by the certain difficulties, although within the effective legislation and calendar plan. Within the established time limits, the CEC has created and maximally used its powers to regulate electoral issues, caused by military aggression of the Russian Federation towards Ukraine. The CEC has taken a justified decision regarding impossibil...

Current presidential election campaign is conducted in the most difficult conditions for the whole history of independent Ukraine. The constant external threat, instable situation in eastern oblasts, and impossibility to organize the election process in Crimea – are only a part of challenges, faced by this year's electoral process. Despite such complicated conditions, the Central Election Commission has managed to approve the membership of district election commissions in time. Most of th...

TV program "Before You Vote" is a joint project of the Civil Network OPORA and Hromadske TV, aimed to inform citizens about the course of election campaign and help them to become knowledgeable voters. In this part, candidates tell about their attitude to Ukraine's entry into the NATO and about the status of second national language. Besides that, the question of how to vote in location different from the place of registration will be referred.

On 18 April 2014, at 11:30 AM in the UNIAN Information Agency (4 Khreshatyk St.), the press-conference titled "Presidential Election in extraordinary conditions" will be held by the Civil Network OPORA. The current presidential election campaign is conducted in the most difficult conditions for the whole history of independent Ukraine. If political conflicts and realization of "Crimean scenario" in unstable eastern regions continues, particularly till the Election Day, it will hazard the ele...

The Central Election Commision (CEC) has created 213 district election commissions (DECs) on the continental territory of Ukraine, based on lists of nomitees for the membership of district election commissions during the election of the President of Ukraine,  submitted by presidential candidates with all the necessary documents attached. Also the CEC recognized the fact that it is impossible to form 12 DECs in the Autonomous Republic of Crimea and Sevastopol  due to absence of submissions o...

The start of these snap elections is definitely passive, campaigning on local level is almost absent. It's due to the most difficult conditions of presidential election campaign for the whole history of independent Ukraine. If political conflicts and realization of "Crimean scenario" in unstable eastern regions continues, particularly till the election day, it will hazard the election process, vote count, and other procedures provided by the law. If active hostilities begin, and the state...

Within the monitoring campaign, OPORA attracts observers in every Ukrainian oblast to the conduction of long- and short-term observation during snap Presidential election, interim Parliamentary elections (district #83), and special local elections. In 2014, the course of election campaign from official start to the announcement of winners will be analyzed by 190 long-term observers. Two thousand of short-term observers will join them on the Election Day (in every round). Besides that, OPORA w...