Sabotage of the voting for amendments to the Law on Local Elections has jeopardized the organization of democratic campaign and establishment of voting results, particularly in Kyiv. One territorial election commission in the city will have to administer the functioning of 997 regular polling stations, as long as TECs in districts of Kyiv were not created in 2010, because Kyiv Mayoral and City Council regular elections were not conducted. Besides that, some regulations of the effective wordin...

Today, on April 4, the elections to local self-government bodies start. On May 25, 38 mayors and members of 2 city councils, including the capital, will be elected in territorial communities. However, the MPs are planning to consider the mostimportant amendments to the Law of Ukraine on the Elections of Deputies to the Verkhovna Rada of Autonomous Republic of Crimea, Deputies of Local Councils, Village, Town and City Heads, only on April 8.

On 4 April 2014, at 13:30 in the UNIAN Information Agency (4 Khreshatyk St.), the press-conference titled "Local elections jeopardized" will be held.The event is organized by Civil Network OPORA, in partnership with the Committee of Voters of Ukraine and the Internews-Ukraine.

Elections of 38 city mayors and 2 councilors, including the capital and 6 obast centers, are scheduled for May 25. The campaign starts officially on April 4. However, the MPs are planning to consider important amendments to the Law of Ukraine on the Elections of Deputies to the Verkhovna Rada of Autonomous Republic of Crimea, Deputies of Local Councils, Village, Town and City Heads, only on April 8. It is necessary to improve the normative base and reconsider key regulations of the effective ...

Leader of the UDAR party Vitalii Klychko is convinced that the single candidate from democratic forces should be the MP of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko. This proposition of the party leader was supported by all 537 delegates of the 11th party congress, held in the Mystetskyi Arsenal (Art Arsenal) in Kyiv.

On March29, AUU Svoboda conducted the 28th party congress, focused on nomination of presidential candidate for special elections. 568 delegates from 24 Ukrainian oblasts and the AR Crimea registered on the event. Everyone applauded to delegates from the Crimea due to its annexation by Russian troops.

Former Head of Kharkiv Oblast State Administration Mykhailo DObkin has received support of 315 delegates on the Party of Regions' congress. Deputy Head of the Party, Serhii Tihipko, has received 35 votes, former vice Prime Minister Yurii Boiko – 15, and pro-Russian candidate Oleh Tsariov - only 1 vote.

MP of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko (elected in district #12 in Vinnytsia oblast as a self-nominated candidate) announced that he intends to stand as a candidate in 2014 Presidential election.