On 23 May 2014, at 10:30am in the UNIAN Information Agency (4 Khreshatyk St.), the press-conference titled "On the eve of the election day: OPORA presents preliminary results of electoral observation" will be held by the Civil Network OPORA.
On the eve of the Presidential election, OPORA presents preliminary summary of election monitoring campaign. In particular, the organization will report on complications in functioning of election commissions, as well as violations and abuses, committed by participants of the election process, such as abuse of administrative resource, unlawful campaigning etc., which were detected by observers during the electoral process. Besides that, experts tell whether the polling stations are ready to conduct the voting process, and air their forecasts on the course of the election day. Information about the observation campaign in detail, including activities of short-term observers on May 25, will be presented by:
- Olha Aivazovska, Electoral and Parliamentary Programs Coordinator of the Civil Network OPORA;
- Oleksandr Kliuzhev, OPORA's analyst;
- Oleksandr Neberykut, OPORA's analyst.
Journalist registration is conducted on-the-spot by press accreditations.
Detailed information:
Tetiana Kyrylenko, press-secretary of the OPORA, +380509793596
More about Civil Network OPORA: http://oporaua.org/
Reference:
Civic monitoring conducted by OPORA - is a type of network activity, aimed at impartial assessment of the preparation and conduct of elections, as well as preventing electoral violations through comprehensive civic action. Since March, OPORA conducts a wide observation campaign during snap Presidential election, interim Parliamentary elections (district #83), and special local elections. The organization cooperates with 175 long-term observers, who are watching the course of election campaign in all Ukrainian regions. On the Election Day on May 25, 3,000 activists will join them to conduct the parallel vote tabulation, based on statistical sample.