The Ukrainians will elect on Sunday the local authorities. They are considered the favorites Solidarity Party, Petro Poroshenko, Batkivshchyna former Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko and Self Lviv mayor Andriy trial.
In the campaign preceding the elections, passwords regional policy gave way to national topics. The main candidates for local government officials talked about the defense, integration with the EU and NATO, municipal fees or wages Ukrainians.
– These elections are not discussions on local government. The campaign focused primarily on problems of development of the state, and not on what concerns the strict competence of governments – says Ukrainian political analyst Volodymyr Horbacz.
– Today’s local elections are regarded by many as a vote of no confidence against the current authorities. If Poroshenko will refer them fail, the other forces, even those that are still with them in the coalition, and behind which often face the interests of oligarchic clans will be demanded new parliamentary elections in the spring. If Poroshenko will gain the upper hand, early elections will not be – he explains.
Elections in the shade of the war
Another problem is the fact that elections will not take place in the occupied territories by separatists supported by Russia. The Ukrainian authorities explain that in Donbas can not carry voting, because these territories are under the control of Kiev.
For over Ukraine was not opened 237 of the nearly 30,000 polling stations, which means that in a few localities vote It has been broken. The most difficult situation is in Mariupol, located right on the frontline of the war in Donbas.
About the impossibility of holding elections in Mariupol in Donetsk region said presidential Petro Poroshenko Bloc.
In turn, the Ukrainian Interior Ministry announced that elections there will also be held in 30 venues in Krasnoarmijsku northwest of Donetsk. Here, too, they are caused by errors in the ballot. In several other villages polling stations were not opened, among others, because of the lack polls to vote and procedural errors.
Fight election takes
The Ukrainian local elections to compete stood about 140 groups. According to various polls for the first place can expect the President Poroshenko Solidarity party, Batkivshchyna (Fatherland) of former prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko, as well as the mayor of Lviv Andriy Self trial. Further it takes place in the polls, among others, The opposition block.
Voting takes place in 7-19 hours Polish time, and the preliminary results will be announced on Monday.
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