The OPORA observer was not allowed to enter the premises of the DEC in the morning at the ED  #66 with the center in the city of Malyn.

The Head of the DEC, Strukova Liudmyla stated: “Observers would hinder the commission’s work. They should be present at meetings only and at the moment they have no right to be there”.

The OPORA observer has prepared the act and reported to the election Operational Headquarters of the Department of the MIA. After that only the OPORA observer was allowed to enter by the Head of the DEC although nearly 10 observers from other parties and NGOs were also present.

According to the Law of Ukraine on the Elections of People’s Deputies of Ukraine an observer has the right to be present at meetings of the CEC (Article 34 (2)), PECs within a single-mandate election district and meetings of DEC without permission or invitation from corresponding commissions (no more than 2 observers from an NGO at the CEC meetings and no more than 1 from each NGO at DEC or PEC meetings are allowed), including at the time of vote tabulation and ascertaining the election results (Article 34, Article 78 (9)).

Iryna Kyrylovych,
Press-secretary, Civil Network OPORA in (Zhytomyrska) oblast
 
For comments apply to:
Zhanna Chmut
Electoral Programs Coordinator at Civil Network OPORA in (Zhytomirska) oblast (067 410 19 67)
 
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.
 
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