On 14 May 2014, at 10:30am, in "DNEPR POST" media center (14 Lenina St.) in Dnipropetrovsk city, a press-conference will be held, titled "First summary of the election observation during 2014 special elections of the President of Ukraine in Dnipropetrovsk oblast".
Participants of the press-conference:
- Serhii Fedko, Electoral Programs Coordinator of the Civil Network OPORA in Dnipropetrovsk oblast;
- Anastasiia Kochmar, Press-secretary of the Civil Network OPORA in Dnipropetrovsk oblast;
- Vadum Holovchenko, Observation Coordinator of Civil Network OPORA in Dnipropetrovsk city during Presidential Election.
Representatives of non-governmental organizations and mass media, informal associations, civic activists, and voters are invited to participate in the event.
Civic monitoring conducted by OPORA - is a type of network activity, aimed at impartial assessment of the preparation and conduct of elections, as well as preventing electoral violations through comprehensive civic action.
Since March, OPORA conducts a wide observation campaign during snap Presidential election, interim Parliamentary elections (district #83), and special local elections. The organization cooperates with 175 long-term observers, who are watching the course of election campaign in all Ukrainian regions. On the Election Day on 25 May, 3,000 activists will join them to conduct the parallel vote tabulation, based on statistical sample.