2015 Ukrainian local elections

Local elections in Ukraine December 2015 2015 Ukrainian local elections Ukraine parliamentary no 2014 Ukrainian local elections 2014 2020 Ukrainian local elections 2020 158,399 deputiesCandidates who are elected deputies of councils http://www.cvk.gov.ua/wvm2015/pvm002pt001f01=100pt00_t001f01=100.html Local elections in Ukraine, 2015 Central Election Commission of Ukraine 21 November 2015 uk dead https://web.archive.org/web/20151113225301/http://www.cvk.gov.ua/wvm2015/pvm002pt001f01%3D100pt00_t001f01%3D100.html 13 November 2015 dmy-all / 10,051 mayorsDetails on those who were elected as city, town, village chairmen http://www.cvk.gov.ua/wvm2015/pvm003pt001f01=100pt00_t001f01=100.html Local elections in Ukraine, 2015 Central Election Commission of Ukraine 21 November 2015 uk https://web.archive.org/web/20151118071023/http://www.cvk.gov.ua/wvm2015/pvm003pt001f01=100pt00_t001f01=100.html 18 November 2015 dead 25 October 201515 November 2015 (second round)Nov. 2015–Jan. 2016 and 27 March 2016 (repeat elections)Repeat elections in 82 locations throughout Ukraine have been scheduled for 29 November 20 December, 27 December 3 January, 10 January, and 17 January.Перелік рад, у яких не обрано міських, селищних, сільських голів The list of councils which did not elect city, town, village heads Local elections in Ukraine, 2015 Central Election Commission of Ukraine uk https://web.archive.org/web/20151112025149/http://www.cvk.gov.ua/wvm2015/pvm036pt001f01=100.html 2015-11-12 http://www.cvk.gov.ua/wvm2015/pvm036pt001f01=100.html And early mayoral elections in Kryvyi Rih on 27 March 2016.UNIAN Special mayor elections held in Kryvyi Rih http://www.unian.info/politics/1301467-special-mayor-elections-held-in-kryvyi-rih.html 27 March 2016 nb 100px Petro Poroshenko Bloc "Solidarity" 8,764 / 609 5.61% / 6.11% 100px All-Ukrainian Union "Fatherland" 8,004 / 369 5.12% / 3.70% 100px Our Land (Ukraine) 4,478 / 157 2.87% / 1.57% 100px Opposition Bloc 4,026 / 80 2.58% / 0.80% 100px Radical Party of Oleh Liashko 2,476 / 48 1.58% / 0.48% Вибори до ОМСУ 2015 Облради.PNG 375px Results of the 2015 Ukrainian local elections by oblast. On 25 October 2015 local elections took place in Ukraine.https://en.interfax.com.ua/news/general/286765.html Local elections on October 25 to be held in 73 unified communities – CEC Interfax-Ukraine 28 August 2015 5 July 2018 The elections were conducted a little over a year since the 2014 snap local elections, which were only held throughout parts of the country. A second round of voting for the election of mayors in cities with more than 90,000 residents where no candidate gained more than 50% of the votes were held on 15 November 2015.https://www.kyivpost.com/content/ukraine/local-election-runoff-in-ukraines-major-cities-should-be-held-no-later-than-nov-15-399192.html Local election runoff in Ukraine's major cities should be held no later than Nov. 15 Kyiv Post 2 October 2015 Interfax-Ukraine 5 July 2018 Because of the ongoing conflict in East Ukraine and the February 2014 annexation of Crimea by Russia, local elections were not conducted throughout all of the administrative subdivisions of Ukraine. The highest number of seats were won by the Petro Poroshenko Bloc "Solidarity", All-Ukrainian Union "Fatherland", Our Land, Opposition Bloc and the Radical Party. The Petro Poroshenko Bloc did well in the western regions, central Ukraine, and the Kherson Oblast of the south. The Opposition Bloc gained most of the votes of the south and east (except Kharkiv Oblast). In the west, Svoboda improved its performance compared with previous year's parliamentary election. A total of 132 political parties took part in the elections.Antonovych Mariana Wamberg Andersen Johannes 2 October 2015 Reform Watch - Oct. 1, 2015 en Kyiv Post http://www.kyivpost.com/content/ukraine/reform-watch-oct-1-2015-399175.html 5 July 2018Melkozerova Veronika 2 October 2015 Rhinos, dill and hidden threats confuse voters in Kyiv en Kyiv Post https://www.kyivpost.com/article/content/2015-local-election-oct-25/rhinos-dill-and-hidden-threats-confuse-voters-in-kyiv-399188.html 5 July 2018 The political parties contested for the 1,600 regional council seats in 22 regional parliaments, more than 10,700 local councils and mayoral seats.Exit Polls Show Ukraine Divided For, Against Poroshenko Rule, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (27 October 2015)Ukraine's prime minister opts out of polls, Financial Times (24 October 2015)ukElectoral lists of candidates in multimember constituencies within the regions of Ukraine in the local elections in 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20151030232022/http://www.cvk.gov.ua/wvm2015/pvm008pt001f01=100pt00_t001f01=100.html 30 October 2015 , Central Election Commission of Ukraine The voter turnout was 46.62% of the population.2015-10-26 ЦИК: Явка на местных выборах по Украине составила более 46%, наибольшая – на западе, наименьшая – на Донбассе https://interfax.com.ua/news/general/299004.html 2023-12-11 Интерфакс-Украина uk During the second round, the voter turnout dropped to 34.08%. Background Late January 2014 the Constitutional Court of Ukraine made a decision declaring that regardless of under which conditions the previous elections were conducted, regularly scheduled local elections must occur in October 2015.Opposition proposes to appoint a special local elections in Kyiv on April 20 http://ua.interfax.com.ua/news/political/188223.html Interfax-Ukraine 9 July 2014 uk 31 January 2014 The Central Election Commission of Ukraine asked the government to allocate ₴1.2 billion (approx. 100 million USD) towards financing the election (on 9 July 2014)CEC asked for 1.2 billion for local elections http://www.pravda.com.ua/news/2014/07/9/7031480/ Ukrainska Pravda 9 July 2014 uk 9 July 2014 The campaign for the elections started on 5 September 2015. But since the start of the summer political advertising had begun to increase rapidly.Kozlyuk Stanislav 2015-09-09 Здивувати електорат: від рекламних аеростатів до спідвейних мотоциклів uk Surprise electorate from advertising balloons to motorcycles The Ukrainian Week https://tyzhden.ua/zdyvuvaty-elektorat-vid-reklamnykh-aerostativ-do-spidvejnykh-mototsykliv/ 2023-12-11 This was marred with a sharp rise of handouts by potential candidates. Local issues were ignored by parties, who focused on national issues.Mierzejewski-Voznyak Melanie 2015-10-22 Ukraine's Local Elections: New law, old problems New Eastern Europe http://neweasterneurope.eu/articles-and-commentary/1757-ukraine-s-local-elections-new-law-old-problems dead https://web.archive.org/web/20151025003046/http://neweasterneurope.eu/articles-and-commentary/1757-ukraine-s-local-elections-new-law-old-problems 2015-10-25 According to Depo.ua and the Committee of Voters of Ukraine, political parties spend at least $82 million on campaigning.https://www.kyivpost.com/article/content/2015-local-election-oct-25/millions-of-ukrainians-to-vote-on-oct-25-parties-to-spend-82-million-in-local-vote-400472.html Millions Of Ukrainians To Vote On Oct. 25: Parties to spend $82 million in local vote Kyiv Post 23 October 2015 5 July 2018 Alyona Zhuk en They claim that during the last two months of the campaign political parties rented 75 percent of Ukraine's 20,000 billboards. More than 350,000 candidates (representing 132 political parties or as an independent candidate) were electable for 168,450 positions of mayors of cities, villages and settlements and for deputies of village, settlement, city, city district, district and 1,600 regional council seats in 22 regional councils. Candidates did not have to live in a constituency where they were sought office. Elections in Crimea and Donbas Because of the March 2014 unilateral annexation of Crimea by Russia, the elections could not be held throughout Crimea.https://en.interfax.com.ua/news/general/286781.html Local elections will not take place in 125 localities in Donetsk region, 146 - Luhansk region Interfax-Ukraine 28 August 2015 5 July 2018 en https://www.kyivpost.com/article/content/war-against-ukraine/poroshenko-says-local-elections-in-ukraine-will-be-held-on-oct-25-date-on-which-they-will-be-held-in-donbas-is-hard-to-predict-390837.html Poroshenko says local elections in Ukraine will be held on Oct. 25, date on which they will be held in Donbas is hard to predict Kyiv Post 11 June 2015 Interfax-Ukraine 5 July 2018 en https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-28931054 Ukraine crisis: President calls snap vote amid fighting BBC News 25 August 2014 5 July 2018 22 May 2014 https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-27518989 Ukraine elections: Runners and risks BBC News 29 May 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140527092109/http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-27518989 27 May 2014 dead dmy-all With the ongoing Russian aggression against Ukraine in Donbas, elections were not held in regional councils and some parts of Donetsk and Luhansk oblasts. thumb|300px|Mariupol entry sign written in Ukrainian On 25 October 2015, the elections were not held in certain government-held towns (in south-east Ukraine) close to the frontline because (it was believed in August 2015) there "voting may be dangerous to people's lives".Shurkhalo Dmytro 2015-08-14 Там, де стріляють, місцеві вибори радять відкласти uk Where there is shooting it is advised to postpone local elections Radio Svoboda https://www.radiosvoboda.org/a/27188514.html 2023-12-11 These towns include Avdiivka, Marinka, Artemivsk and Kostiantynivka. While in other towns near the frontline, like Mariupol, the elections were decided to be held.Ukraine's pro-government parties join forces ahead of local elections https://web.archive.org/web/20150920075720/http://www.ukrweekly.com/uwwp/ukraines-pro-government-parties-join-forces-ahead-of-local-elections/ 20 September 2015 , Ukrainian Weekly (18 September 2015) Changes in the law Parties registered 365 days before the election and who had not changed their name 180 days before the election were allowed to participate in the elections. Rada adopts Law on local elections https://www.unian.info/politics/1100799-rada-adopts-law-on-local-elections.html 2023-12-11 Ukrainian Independent Information Agency 14 July 2015 en On 14 July 2015, the Ukrainian parliament passed a new law regarding the local elections in the country. This law upgraded the election threshold from 3% to 5% (in order to get any seats in the council a party has to score 5% of the total vote of the election).OSCE/ODIHR Election Observation Mission Interim Report (9 September–8 October 2015) https://www.osce.org/files/f/documents/2/2/191281.pdf Ukraine, Local Elections, 25 October 2015 It also introduced three electoral systems for (these) local elections: thumb|350px|The number of deputies elected to regional councils varies by population; the lowest is 64, while the highest is 120. Mayors and deputies of settlement and village councils directly elected under a majoritarian system; in a first-past-the-post system. In cities with fewer than 90,000 voters Mayors are elected under a majoritarian system; in a first-past-the-post system. Region, district, city, and city district councils are elected in multi-member constituencies meaning that for the elections for the city council or district council their territory is split into constituencies. In these constituencies the parties nominated their candidates in closed party lists. Independent candidates can not take part in the elections in places bigger than a village or settlement.uk http://pda.pravda.com.ua/articles/id_7083102/ Surprises Local elections: be aware to not "break the brain" Ukrainska Pravda 30 September 2015 5 July 2018 Chaplya Mariya 2015-09-21 Let the local electoral process in Ukraine begin http://beyondthe.eu/let-the-local-electoral-process-in-ukraine-begin/ usurped https://web.archive.org/web/20151004042202/http://beyondthe.eu/let-the-local-electoral-process-in-ukraine-begin/ 2015-10-04 beyondtheEU If a party passed the 5% election threshold the number of candidates from that party represented in a council will be established in accordance with the number of votes for a deputy in a certain constituency.https://en.interfax.com.ua/news/general/277999.html Groysman explains how local elections will be held on October 25 Interfax-Ukraine 15 July 2015 5 July 2018 Ballots have a check box for each party, rather than for individual candidates.https://www.kyivpost.com/article/content/kyiv-post-plus/critics-say-new-election-law-doesnt-advance-democracy-393670.html Critics say new election law doesn't advance democracy Kyiv Post 17 July 2015 Mariana Antonovych Johannes Wamberg Andersen 5 July 2018 Political parties in Ukraine can only register with the Ministry of Justice if they can "demonstrate a base of support in two-thirds of Ukraine's Oblasts" (Ukraine's 24 primary administrative units). If in a city with more than 90,000 voters (at the time of the elections this was 35 cities) the highest scoring mayoral candidate does not score over 50% of the votes + 1 vote a second round of the election will be held no later than 3 weeks after the election (in these elections that meant all second round elections on 15 November 2015).http://pda.pravda.com.ua/news/id_7074496/ uk:РАДА ПРИЙНЯЛА ЗАКОН ПРО МІСЦЕВІ ВИБОРИ The Rada adopted the law on local elections Ukrainska Pravda 14 July 2015 5 July 2018 uk A proposition of the minimum number of deputies in a local council was to be 10 in places were the number of voters does not go above 500. The maximum number of Deputies in a council is 80 in places with more than 1.5 million voters.2015-06-18 Рада прийняла за основу законопроект про місцеві вибори The Rada adopted on the basis of a draft law on local elections Ukrainian Pravda https://www.pravda.com.ua/news/2015/06/18/7071704/ 2023-12-11 However, the proposition was not passed and the composition of local councils was preserved according to the law originally adopted on 14 July 2015. According to the article 16 the composition of local council is defined by the number of voters which is set at a minimum 12 deputies for up to 1,000 voters and a maximum 120 deputies for over 2 million voters.2016-05-26 Про місцеві вибори від 14.07.2015 № 595-VIII On local elections http://zakon2.rada.gov.ua/laws/show/595-19/ed20150905 https://web.archive.org/web/20160526202846/http://zakon2.rada.gov.ua/laws/show/595-19/ed20150905 2016-05-26 2023-12-11 Verkhovna Rada Ukraine The composition of the Supreme Council of Autonomous Republic of Crimea is defined by the Constitution of Autonomous Republic of Crimea. A year after election voters can achieve a recall election if the collect as many signatures as voters.Local vote, global implications https://web.archive.org/web/20151004223752/http://bunews.com.ua/politics/item/local-vote-international-implications 4 October 2015, Business Ukraine (1 October 2015)Poroshenko responds to petition on recalling MPs, UNIAN (16 October 2015)What the new Local Elections Law changed?, Ukrainian Crisis Media Center (8 September 2014) On the party list at least 30% have to be of the opposite sex as the other candidates. However, there are no legal sanctions if a party does not comply. Refugees of the war in Donbas and people who moved out of Crimea after the 2014 Russian invasion of Crimea can not vote in the election if they are not registered as voters in the places they fled to. The new law also implemented election of starosta post which was introduced with the 2015 administrative reform. With the creation of new territorial communities,Про добровільне об'єднання територіальних громад About a volunteer association of territorial communities https://zakon.rada.gov.ua/go/157-19 2023-12-11 Parliament of Ukraine uk which started in the summer of 2015, voters are able to elect new leadership. Results thumb|350px|Results of the 2015 local election by raions (districts). Election summary In the election Petro Poroshenko Bloc "Solidarity", Fatherland and Our Land won the largest number of seats, followed by Opposition Bloc and Radical Party.2015-11-12 Poroshenko Bloc, Batkivschyna, Nash Kray get largest number of seats in local councils – Ukrainian Voters Committee https://en.interfax.com.ua/news/general/303411.html 2023-12-11 Interfax-Ukraine en Petro Poroshenko Bloc did well in West and central Ukraine and Kherson Oblast.Central Elections Committee of Ukraine 2015 Кандидати, яких обрано депутатами рад https://www.cvk.gov.ua/wvm2015/pvm002pt001f01=100pt00_t001f01=100.html https://web.archive.org/web/20151113225301/http://www.cvk.gov.ua/wvm2015/pvm002pt001f01%3D100pt00_t001f01%3D100.html 2015-11-13 2023-12-11 WWW відображення ІАС "Місцеві вибори 2015" uk Fellow coalition partners in the second Yatsenyuk Government Self Reliance performed unconvincingly, with about 10 percent of the votes nationwide. (Coalition member People's Front did not take part in the elections, at the time Fatherland was also a member of the coalition.) Former coalition member Radical Party trailed behind Petro Poroshenko Bloc and Fatherland. Only Petro Poroshenko Bloc, Fatherland, Self Reliance and Radical Party won votes throughout the country.Kazanskyi Denys 2015-11-20 Oligarch Turf Wars. 2.0 http://ukrainianweek.com/Politics/151993 2023-12-11 The Ukrainian Week In Southern and Eastern Ukraine Opposition Bloc gained most votes, but in Kharkiv Oblast, Revival gained most votes. In Western Ukraine Svoboda improved its performance compared with the 2014 Ukrainian parliamentary election.Why a 'Star Wars' Emperor Won Office in Ukraine https://web.archive.org/web/20160414032549/http://www.bloombergview.com/articles/2015-10-26/why-a-star-wars-emperor-won-office-in-ukraine 14 April 2016 , Bloomberg News (26 October 2015)Exit Polls Show Ukraine Divided For, Against Poroshenko Rule, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (27 October 2015)After Ukraine's Local Elections: Early Misinterpretations, Carnegie Europe (27 October 2015)Poroshenko hobbles on, Politico Europe (26 October 2015)Week's milestones. Elections to be continued, blackmail in Minsk, and emotional lustration, UNIAN (27 October 2015) In 29 cities a second round of mayoral elections was held on 15 November 2015.February 2020 Number of elected deputies per administrative division Lvl Level of administrative division pyramidTerritories Populated places Total 1 Oblasts 1698/1700 Kyiv 120/120 1818/1820 2 Raions 16147/16167 Cities R/S Regional significance 5195/5200 21342/21367 3Cities D/S District significance, Settlements, Villages 108328/108529 108328/108529Total 131488/131716 Number of elected heads of local councils in populated places Lvl Level of administrative division pyramid Heads of localcouncils of Total 1 Kyiv 1 2 Cities R/S Regional significance 143/145 3 Cities D/S District significance,Settlements, Villages 7350/7366Total 7494/7512 Mayor (selected cities) Kyiv thumb|175px|Vitali Klitschko In Kyiv incumbent Mayor Vitali Klitschko and Boryslav Bereza competed in a second round of the mayoral election after Klitschko scored 40.5% of the vote and Bereza 8.8% in the first round.2015-10-30 With 100% of ballots counted, Klitschko, Bereza to stand in Kyiv mayoral election runoff http://en.interfax.com.ua/news/general/300458.html 2023-12-11 Interfax-Ukraine Klitschko won this second round with 66.5%; Bereza gained 33.51% of the votes.2015-11-16 Kyiv Mayor Klitschko reelected with 66.5% of vote, 100% of ballot protocols processed - preliminary data http://en.interfax.com.ua/news/general/304188.html 2023-12-11 Interfax-Ukraine Former mayor Oleksandr Omelchenko came third with 8.4%, followed by Volodymyr Bondarenko with 7.86% and Serhiy Husovsky with 7.7%. The voter turnout in the first round of the election was 41.87%.2015-10-26 Остаточні дані: Явка на виборах в Києві становила 41,87% The final data: turnout in elections in Kyiv was 41.87% https://ua.korrespondent.net/city/kiev/3580810-ostatochni-dani-yavka-na-vyborakh-v-kyievi-stanovyla-4187 2023-12-11 ua.korrespondent.net uk In the second round of the election the turnout was 28.35%. Kharkiv In Kharkiv incumbent Mayor Hennadiy Kernes was re-elected in the first round of the election with 65.8% of the votes; with a voter turnout of 44.4%.2015-10-31 Kernes wins elections for Kharkiv mayor with over 65% of vote Interfax-Ukraine https://en.interfax.com.ua/news/general/300596.html 2023-12-11Wilson Andrew 29 October 2015 Five lessons from the local elections in Ukraine http://www.ecfr.eu/article/commentary_five_lessons_from_the_local_elections_in_ukraine4087 2023-12-11 European Council on Foreign Relations Taras Sytenko came second with 12.31%, followed by Yuriy Sapronov with 5.08%. Voter turnout was 42.41%.Tsyomyk Anna 2021-11-09 Спадкоємець Кернеса uk The Heir to Kernes The Ukrainian Week https://tyzhden.ua/spadkoiemets-kernesa/ 2023-12-11 Dnipropetrovsk Also in Dnipropetrovsk a second round of the mayoral election was held after Borys Filatov scored 37.94% and Oleksandr Vilkul 35.78% in the first round of the election.2015-11-02 Opposition Bloc's Vilkul, UKROP's Filatov to participate in Dnipropetrovsk mayoral election runoff http://en.interfax.com.ua/news/general/300919.html 2023-12-11 Interfax-Ukraine Zahid Krasnov finished third with 12.42%. In the second round Filatov was elected Mayor with 53.76% of the votes.2015-11-17 Borys Filatov becomes Dnipropetrovsk mayor – election commission https://www.ukrinform.net/rubric-polytics/1915506-borys-filatov-becomes-dnipropetrovsk-mayor-election-commission.html 2023-12-11 www.ukrinform.net en2015-11-18 Голова КВУ: Кличко набрав найбільше голосів серед мерів мегаполісів CVU Chairman: Klitschko won the most votes among the mayors of cities https://espreso.tv/news/2015/11/18/golova_kvu_klychko_nabrav_naybilshe_golosiv_sered_meriv_megapolisiv 2023-12-11 espreso.tv uk Odesa In Odesa incumbent Mayor Gennadiy Trukhanov defeated Oleksandr Borovyk with 52.9% against 25.7% in the first round of the mayoral election.2015-10-28 Incumbent Odesa Mayor Trukhanov declared winner in Sunday mayoral election http://en.interfax.com.ua/news/general/299747.html 2023-12-11 Interfax-Ukraine Former Mayor Eduard Gurwits came in third with 8.5% of the vote. Zaporizhzhia In the mayoral election of Zaporizhzhia Volodymyr Buriak or Mykola Frolov gained most votes in the first round of the election. Buriak gained 22.9% and Frolov 18.9% of the vote.2015-10-30 Assistant Vladimir Buriak: We do not care who will be our opponent in the 2nd round http://zpinfo.com.ua/en/pomoshchnik-vladimira-buryaka-nam-vse-ravno-kto-budet-nashim-opponentom-vo-2-ture&page=2 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20151119105909/http://zpinfo.com.ua/en/pomoshchnik-vladimira-buryaka-nam-vse-ravno-kto-budet-nashim-opponentom-vo-2-ture&page=2 2015-11-19 2023-12-11 zpinfo.com.ua2015-11-03 The results of the elections in the Zaporozhye region http://zpinfo.com.ua/en/podvedeny-itogi-vyborov-v-zaporozhskoy-oblasti dead https://web.archive.org/web/20151119091337/http://zpinfo.com.ua/en/podvedeny-itogi-vyborov-v-zaporozhskoy-oblasti 2015-11-19 2023-12-11 zpinfo.com.ua26 October 2015 Local elections: Exit polls for main regions http://www.ukrinform.net/rubric-ukrnews/1903688-local-elections-exit-polls-results-for-main-regions.html 2023-12-11 Ukrinform2015-10-31 Результати виборів мера Запоріжжя 2015: підсумки підрахунку голосів Results of Zaporizhzhia mayoral elections 2015: results of vote counting https://elections.rbc.ua/ukr/news/rezultaty-vyborov-mera-zaporozhya-2015-itogi-1445790419.html 2023-12-11 РБК-Украина uk In the second round 58.48% of the votes supported Buriak as Mayor. Hence, incumbent Oleksandr Sin was not reelected after gaining (in the first round of the election) 9% of the vote. Voter turnout Turnout of the elections was 46.62% nationwide. The highest participation was in Western Ukraine (around 50%), lowest was in the Donbas region (slightly above 30%). The turnout was typical of rates across Europe.Sasse Gwendolyn 2015-10-27 After Ukraine's Local Elections: Early Misinterpretations http://carnegieeurope.eu/strategiceurope/?fa=61760 2023-12-11 Carnegie Europe In the second round of the mayoral election the turnout was 34.08%.В ЦВК оприлюднили офіційні підрахунки про явку виборців Central Election Commission releases official voter turnout estimates https://www.pravda.com.ua/news/2015/11/16/7088897/ 2023-12-11 Ukrainian Pravda uk Conduct thumb|Chairperson of a local electoral commission in Chernihiv on 15 November 2015. 1.554 international observers to the elections were registered by the Central Election Commission of Ukraine.2015-10-20 The CEC of Ukraine registered more than 1,5 thousand election observers https://news.rin.ru/eng/news/134503/ 2023-12-11 news.rin.ruUkrainian Independent Information Agency 2015-10-20 Week in numbers https://www.unian.info/society/1157911-week-in-numbers.html 2023-12-11 www.unian.info en Council of Europe observers were positive about the electoral process.2015-10-26 Council of Europe observers give positive marks to electoral process in Ukrainian local elections http://en.interfax.com.ua/news/general/299307.html 2023-12-11 Interfax-Ukraine The OSCE observer mission was also positive about the electoral process, but it argued that the electoral legislation needed improvement.2015-10-26 Electoral process in local elections in Ukraine went in an organized manner, but legislation needs improvement – OSCE ODIHR http://en.interfax.com.ua/news/general/299294.html 2023-12-11 Interfax-Ukraine The European Network of Election Monitoring Organizations observer mission qualified 15 November second round of mayoral elections as "generally held in line with international standards".2015-11-17 ENEMO says second round of mayoral elections in Ukraine held in line with intl standards, notes minor issues http://en.interfax.com.ua/news/general/304626.html 2023-12-11 Interfax-Ukraine Absence of elections in areas of the Donbas No elections took place on 25 October 2015 in Mariupol, Krasnoarmiisk and Svatove because there the majority of elections commission's members refused to accept the election ballots because of faulty ballots.Dispute over Mariupol mars Ukraine's regional elections https://www.ft.com/content/80f1f318-7bd8-11e5-a1fe-567b37f80b64 subscription 2023-12-11 www.ft.com In Mariupol, allegations were made by pro-Euromaidan parties that the printing house owned by Rinat Akhmetov had manipulated the ballots to help Opposition Bloc (whose mayoral candidate Vadym Boychenko worked in a company owned by Akhmetov).2015-10-26 Ukraine: Mariupol vote called off amid 'irregularities' https://www.euronews.com/2015/10/26/ukraine-mariupol-vote-called-off-amid-irregularities 2023-12-11 euronews enVlasova Anastasia 2015-10-25 Politicians exchange accusations, as residents outraged at no vote in Mariupol (VIDEO) https://archive.kyivpost.com/article/content/2015-local-election-oct-25/politicians-exchange-accusations-as-residents-outraged-at-no-vote-in-mariupol-400632.html 2023-12-11 Kyiv PostBorys Christian 2015-10-25 Ballot-Paper Dispute Overshadows Elections In Mariupol en Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-mariupol-local-elections-little-hope-of-change/27322884.html 2023-12-11 On 6 November 2015, the local election committee set the date for local elections in Svatove for the next 27 December.2015-11-06 Вибори в Сватове і Новоайдарському районі призначені на грудень uk Elections in Svatove and Novoaidar district are scheduled for December Liga http://news.liga.net/ua/news/politics/7039649-vibori_v_svatove_novoaydarskomu_rayon_priznachen_na_gruden.htm dead https://web.archive.org/web/20160304071006/http://news.liga.net/ua/news/politics/7039649-vibori_v_svatove_novoaydarskomu_rayon_priznachen_na_gruden.htm 2016-03-04 On 10 November, the Ukrainian parliament set the date for local elections in Krasnoarmiisk and Mariupol for the following 29 November.https://www.pravda.com.ua/news/2015/11/10/7088229/ Rada appointed elections in Mariupol and Krasnoarmeisk on 29 November uk:Рада призначила вибори в Маріуполі та Красноармійську на 29 листопада Ukrainska Pravda 10 November 2015 5 July 2018 uk In Mariupol Vadym Boychenko won this (mayoral) election (with a 36.49% voter turnout).2015-11-30 Local elections in Mariupol, Krasnoarmiysk 'almost ideal', says Ukrainian Central Elections Commission https://en.interfax.com.ua/news/general/307641.html 2023-12-11 Interfax-Ukraine enKrasnolutska Daryna 2015-12-02 Old Guard Clinches Mayoral Race on Edge of Ukraine's Eastern War en Bloomberg https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-12-02/old-guard-clinches-mayoral-race-on-edge-of-ukraine-s-eastern-war 2023-12-11 The ENEMO-mission in Krasnoarmiisk and Mariupol was mildly positive about the elections.2015-11-30 Votings in Mariupol, Krasnoarmiysk meet law – ENEMO http://en.interfax.com.ua/news/general/307857.html 2023-12-11 Interfax-Ukraine Mayoral re-elections in Kryvy Rih On 15 November Opposition Bloc Yuriy Vilkul was declared winner of the second round of the mayoral elections in Kryvyi Rih.2015-12-23 Rada schedules early mayoral elections in Kryvy Rih for March 27 http://en.interfax.com.ua/news/general/313342.html 2023-12-11 Interfax-Ukraine But runner-up Yuriy Myloboh of Self Reliance filed complaints about the violations of the electoral process. The Verkhovna Rada (on 23 December 2015) set early elections of the mayor of Kryvyi Rih on 27 March 2016. According to NGO's OPORA and Committee of Voters of Ukraine these re-elections were marked by large-scale bribery, the use of administrative resources and other violations.2016-03-28 No fair, democratic standards in Kryviy Rih mayor elections – CVU https://www.unian.info/politics/1301897-kryviy-rih-mayor-elections-not-meet-fair-and-democratic-standards-cvu.html 2023-12-11 www.unian.info en Vilkul won the re-election with 74.18% of the vote; followed by Semen Semenchenko for Self Reliance with 10.92%.2016-03-31 Вілкул склав присягу мера Кривого Рогу Vilkul took the oath of the mayor of Kryvyi Rih https://www.pravda.com.ua/news/2016/03/31/7103935/ 2023-12-11 Ukrainian Pravda uk Voter turnout on 27 March 2016 was 55.77%.2016-04-01 Yuriy Vilkul sworn in as Kryvy Rih mayor https://en.interfax.com.ua/news/general/334928.html 2023-12-11 Interfax-Ukraine en Notes nb References External links Official web-server http://www.cvk.gov.ua Central Election Commission of Ukraine 9 July 2014 uk Interactive display of the results of second round elections of mayors by Ukrainska Pravda (16 November 2015) uk Elections-2015 information system, independent website that recorded the progress of the election campaign, as well as recorded violations uk Official results. www.cvk.gov.ua (Ukrainian) 2015 Category:2015 elections in Ukraine Category:2016 elections in Ukraine Category:October 2015 in Ukraine Category:November 2015 in Ukraine Category:March 2016 in Ukraine