Police in Kamianske verifies information on possible fraud with a change of election address

As of 4:00 PM, voter turnout in in early election of Kryvyi Rih city mayor reached 44.9% (margin of error 1.1%). To compare, the voter turnout in 15 November 2016 regular election of Kryvyi Rih city mayor was 28% as of 4:00 PM.

OPORA's observers noticed that the voters were brought by buses to election precincts in an organized manner. The organization calls on law enforcement bodies to investigate into the fact of voter transportation, ordered by Kryvyi Rih City Association of Veterans, and determine the source of financing and whether it has signs of indirect voter bribery.

Observers of the Civil Network OPORA haven't noticed any systematic misuses or gross procedural violations of electoral legislation from 8:00 AM and 12:00 PM in early election of Kryvyi Rih mayor.

Observers of the Civil Network OPORA haven't noticed any systematic misuses or gross procedural violations of electoral legislation from 8:00 AM and 12:00 PM in early election of Kryvyi Rih mayor.

PRESS‑ANNOUNCEMENT On Wednesday, March 16, at 12:30 PM in the press-center of UNIAN Information Agency (Kyiv, 4 Khreshatyk St.), Civil Network OPORA is holding a press-conference dedicated to interim observation results of early mayoral election in Kryvyi Rih. Representatives of Civil Network OPORA will speak on the preparation of mayoral election: registration of candidates for mayor, processes organized by local self-government bodies, activities of territorial election commissions and fo...

Top priority efforts of Civil Network OPORA All-Ukrainian NGO include monitoring and analysis of election processes in Ukraine.

On 27–28 March 2016, Civil Network OPORA opens a public press-center to cover the course of voting and vote count in early election of Kryvyi Rih city mayor.

Today, on 3 March, Kryvyi Rih City Election Commission has stopped registration of candidates for Kryvyi Rih City Mayor. Thus, City Election Commission has registered 15 candidates including 10 self-nominated and 5 representatives of political parties (Samopomich Union, Ukrainian Union of Patriots – UKROP, Narodnyi Kontrol Civic Movement political party, Serhii Kaplin's Party of Simple People, and Syla Liudei). There are 4 women and 11 men. Two nominees were rejected.

On 6 November 2016, the early mayoral election campaign has started in Kryvyi Rih. Preparations for organization and conduct of elections, scheduled for 27 March, are made quite properly. However, the fact that some potential candidates started early campaigning is against the principle of equal opportunities for other participants of the election.