Both opposition and pro-power parties declare their intention to win 2012 Parliamentary elections by focusing on majoritarian districts. They all understand that it won't be easy, therefore we expect maximum mobilization of all possible resources, especially those which control precinct election commissions.

The determination of single-seat electoral district lines at the end of 2012 became a starting point for the intensification of political activity of the certain subjects of election process, who act on the terrains of Chernihiv oblast. Civil Network OPORA has analyzed the activity of potential candidates and political parties during May and June in Chernihiv region in terms of electoral districts.

OPORA'S PROJECTS ELECTION OBSERVATION OF LOCAL ELECTIONS: About observation

The Civil Network OPORA is a non-governmental, non-political and financially independent nationwide network of public activists. We have teamed up to enhance public participation in the political process by developing and implementing models of citizens’ influence on the activities of state and local government in Ukraine. We work to develop civil society in Ukraine as the foundation of a sovereign, independent, democratic, social and legal state. OPORA is experienced in the conduct of qu...

On 19 July Zaporizhia oblast office of All-Ukrainian Union Svoboda held a rally near Zaporizhia city council against prohibition for holding mass events,what rather often happened lately. According to Vitalii Podlobnikov, the Head of Zaporizhia office of All-Ukrainian Union Svoboda, all authorities headed by the Mayor Oleksandr Sin do everything possible to prevent holding meetings aimed at defending the rights and freedoms of citizens.

Vasyl Chubak, who is going to stand as a candidate for the Ukrainian parliament in district #167 in Ternopil oblast, declared that he and his family are exposed to the pressure of police, and this is the way his competitors "convince" him to give up his political ambitions.

Some supervisors of a kindergarten in Kryvyi Rih told OPORA observers that the Chairman of the kindergarten proposes staff to work as agitators on the elections. They would be supposed to visit people in their homes for conduction of sociological poll and distribution of campaign materials. Similar activities are already conducted in all three election districts of Kryvyi Rih. Agitators of majoritarian candidates from the Party of Regions are already visiting citizens' homes with propaga...

Activists of the Communist Party of Ukraine are holding in Kirovohrad so-called "People's Referendum" - an opinion poll concerning certain spheres (medicine, education, economics or politics). The poll is conducted in campaigning tents in the form of a questionnaire - the citizens have to answer nine questions and give their personal data: full name, address and other contact data.