Cherkasy Oblast: On Victor Paramonov's Claim Court Delivered Judgement for Valentyna Zhukovska
Victor Paramonov (candidate for People's Deputy of the Party of Regions) in DEC 194, which is in Cherkasy, filed a claim to Cherkasy District Administrative Court on recognition of illegal omission of the district commission.
On this claim, the court ruled “to initiate proceedings in the case of administrative claim of a candidate for People's Deputy of Ukraine in the single-member electoral district No.194 Valentyna Borysivna Zhukovska against the district election commission of the election of People's Deputies of Ukraine in the single-member electoral district No.194 on recognition of illegal omission, and oblige to act.” Moreover, the court scheduled the trial for 31 October. Let us remind that Valentyna Zhukovska is a self-nominated candidate who also stands for the election is the said district but connection with the party in power is assigned to her.
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