Topics on the European integration have gradually left the agenda of both the government and the media. On the eve of the Parliamentary elections instead of reporting the fulfillment of loud statements regarding the realization of "European vector", the citizens of Ukraine listen to the talks about "improvement", and team that fulfills its "promises"

In his interview with the representative of OPORA, the Head of election office of the United opposition in Sumy oblast Oleksandr Lysenko told about the pressure on opposition and exclusion of the independent candidates from the party

OPORA observers have interviewed the deputy head of Rivne oblast administration, the deputy of oblast council, and a candidate to the Verkhovna Rada from the Party of Regions in district #153, Anatolii Yukhymenko.

On 21 August, 2012, the Central Election Commission held the draw among 22 political parties, which registered their lists of candidates in nationwide election district. Therefore, one of two ballot papers, which voters will receive on the election day, was presented to the public on 28 October.

On August 17-18 on the official web pages of Kharkiv city council and Kharkiv oblast organization of the All-Ukrainian Union Fatherland were announced few events that attracted attention of the OPORA observers within the framework of election campaign that takes place in Kharkiv

The fact, that the Central Election Commission has already finished the registration of candidates and the activity of the latter in constituencies, give us the possibility to analyze the future competition and chances of the candidates. Special attention is attracted by the candidates from oblast influential parties and by the active independent candidates (samovusyvantsi).

The Central Election Commission has already announced the lists of single member candidates in the constituencies of Cherkasy. However, even an average voter has a number of questions regarding the nomination of the candidates, their positions, and party dependence. In particular, each district has few secrets; in order to reveal which even Conan Doyle would have need to write few hundred pages of Sherlock Holmes.

During the first expert discussion, The Head of Sumy oblast state administration and the Head of Sumy oblast organization of the Party of Regions Yurii Chmyr told about his view on the political situation in Sumy region and his view on the activities of the elected People's Deputies in Sumy region.