Press Announcement

 Two Days before Parliamentary Elections: Situation in Donbas, Threats of Electoral Fraud

and Preliminary Results of OPORA's Observation

On 24 October 2014, at 11:30 am, the press-conference titled will be held by the Civil Network OPORA in the UNIAN Information Agency (4 Khreshatyk St., Kyiv). Experts will compare the course of this year parliamentary election campaign to elections in 2012 and 2007; analyze the influence of voter bribery and misuse of administrative resource on possible election outcome; explain the parallel vote tabulation (PVT), which will allow OPORA to publish the results of voting in the nationwide district yet on Monday morning.

Moreover, experts will inform about the readiness of polling stations to conduct the voting process, particularly in Donetsk and Luhansk oblasts, and announce the prediction on the course of the Election Day. The comparison of 2014 parliamentary election campaign to elections in 2012 and 2007, influence of the voter bribery and administrative resource on possible election outcome, the most widespread violations, civic monitoring of more than 2,000 observers deployed by OPORA, preliminary results of information and awareness campaign, features of the parallel vote tabulation (PVT) – all these issues will be covered by:

- Olha Aivazovska, Electoral and Parliamentary Programs Coordinator at OPORA;
- Oleksandr Kliuzhev, OPORA's analyst;
- Oleksandr Neberykut, OPORA's analyst.

Accreditation is conducted on-the-spot by press-cards/IDs.                                                                        

Detailed information: Vasyl Babych, Press Secretary of the OPORA, +38 096 194 86 69.

Watch online broadcasting at: http://press.unian.net/live/

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. Starting from September 2014, Civil Network OPORA conducts a large-scale observation of special parliamentary elections in Ukraine. The organization will attract 213 long-term observers in every region of Ukraine to monitor the campaign from its official start to announcement of the final election results. On the Election Day on May 26, more than 2,000 activists will join them to conduct statistically-based parallel vote tabulation.
OPORA will systematically inform the public about the course of election campaign, and whether electoral subjects adhere to the electoral legislation, officials participate in the race, and all the interested parties follow international standards. Large-scale civic observation is aimed to prevent violations during the election campaign and abuses during the vote count process. OPORA will also conduct information and awareness campaign, and secure legal support for citizens aimed to protect their electoral rights through the hotline at (044)221-44-06; (094)821-44-06.
 
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