In the FPTP district 90 (town of Bila Tserkva), candidate Oleksandr Oleksandrovych Marchenko conflicted with members of the district election commission, and was forced to leave its premises.
According to the long-term observer of the Civil Network OPORA, during the meeting of the commission, the candidate loudly accused its members of fraud. He claimed fraud of the expression of will of the voters reported by observers, especially at the stations 321107, 321108, and 321111 — one data is announced to those present at the precinct commissions, and the other are submitted to the CEC. Therefore, according to Oleksandr Marchenko, his result was artificially reduced by one and a half to two thousand votes.
Members of the DEC issued Mr Marchenko a warning for such statement, and since he hadn't stopped misconducting, after the second warning, he was forced to leave the premises of the commission.
Earlier, massive attempts of bribery of voters were reported in town, in favour of the main rival of Oleksandr Marchenko — Vitalii Chudnovskyi. At night, the DEC premises were fenced with a temporary iron fence, which is used in the event of riots, and security was also enhanced by special units of the MIA.
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