At the evening session of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine on 3 June 2012, MPs of Ukraine voted for the bill #9073 "On the principles of the state language policy". Such information was spread by the press-service of Ukrainian Parliament. Civil Network OPORA studied the procedure itself and examined all related information and documents. Having analyzed the record of live broadcasting of the session, a verbatim record of the evening sitting and results of voting in the VRU (Verkhovna Rada of Ukr...

On Thursday, July 5, at 11.30 in UNIAN news agency (located at Khreshchatyk St. 4), Civic Network OPORA will held a press conference "Administrative resource – a threat to fair elections."

Thanks to OPORA, the Deputy Head of Rivne Oblast State Administration (OSA) Anatolii Yukhymenko revealed a political provocation against him in the internet. The potential candidate for MP of Ukraine informed about this in his blog.

Elections in Donetsk oblast have always aroused great interest among national and international observers. Previous election campaigns in this region were known for an indisputable leader with administrative, informational, personnel and financial advantages. The situation hasn’t changed before the 2012 Parliamentary campaign. However, it’s still intriguing.

Within observation of 2012 Parliamentary elections, Civic Network OPORA investigates the activity of potential candidates to the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine in Rivne oblast. Today, politicians use not only outdoor and mass media advertising. They also started actively using internet, which is undoubtedly the best place for engaging voters.

You should agree that words "charity" and "patronage" became an indicator of ambitious intentions of certain politicians or parties. The increase in activity of Chernihiv Mayor Oleksandr Sokolov before elections was anticipated by local experts and regional mass media for a long time. Therefore, the public "named" creation of Charitable Foundation "The Future of Chernihiv" as the launch of campaign for parliamentary elections in district #205 by the Mayor of Chernihiv. 

In Volyn oblast has started the preparation for elections with the use of administrative resources of educational institutions in Lutsk city.

Mass dissemination of leaflets with the heading "Serhei Buberlo: I'm honored to report", discrediting one of candidates for the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine from the Party of Regions Yurii Ternikov, was noticed after 25 June in Perevalsk rayon of Luhansk oblast (Territorial Election District (TED) #108) and Krasnyi Luch city.