On 19 July 2019, at 11:00 AM, in the Ukrinform Information Agency ( 8/16 B. Khmelnytskyi St.), Civil Network OPORA holds a press conference dedicated to the election process on the eve of the voting day.
OPORA's experts will present a report on formation and activities of precinct election commissions, campaigning realized by electoral subjects and violations that were detected during the campaign. Besides that, representatives of the organization will report on litigations, and present an analysis of campaigning in social networks.
Speakers:
- Olha Aivazovska, Head of the Board of the Civil Network OPORA
- Oleksandr Kliuzhev, Analyst at Civil Network OPORA
- Oleksandr Neberykut, Analyst at the Civil Network OPORA
Press accreditation is required.
Reference: OPORA's observation is aimed at impartial assessment of election administration, facilitation of free and fair election, and prevention of violations. Civil Network OPORA is realizing a wide-scale observation campaign during early parliamentary elections in Ukraine. Thus, 253 observers have been deployed to each part of Ukraine since the official start of election campaign. Over 1,500 short-term observers will join them on 21 July 2019 Election Day. They will also realize a parallel vote tabulation (PVT), aimed to receive election results faster and more accurate than exit-polls. Besides that, we monitor the use of budget resources for indirect campaigning, train law-enforcement bodies on peculiarities of election process, deployed a network of electoral rights ombudsmen, assessed Ukraine's realization of recommendations from international missions concerning the electoral reform, and conduct a voter awareness campaign.