OPORA's representatives will discuss the role of administrative resource and monetary payments during elections. Besides that, the experts will share their thoughts concerning hazards of destabilization of the election process and whether law-enforcement bodies are ready to prevent violations of electoral legislation.
Participants of the event:
- Olha Aivazovska, Head of the Board of the Civil Network OPORA;
- Oleksandr Kliuzhev, Analyst at Civil Network OPORA;
- Oleksandr Neberykut, Analyst at Civil Network OPORA.
Press-conference will be held at 11:30 AM on 29 March (Friday) in the UNIAN Information Agency, 4 Khreshchatyk St.) Press accreditation is a must.
Reference: OPORA's observation is aimed at impartial assessment of election administration, facilitation of free and fair election, and prevention of violations. In October 2018, Civil Network OPORA has launched a wide-scale observation of Presidential election in Ukraine. Thus, 204 observers have been deployed to each part of Ukraine since the official start of election campaign. Over 1,500 short-term observers will join them on 31 March 2019, and in the second round if it is held. They will also realize a parallel vote tabulation (PVT), aimed to receive election results faster and more accurate than exit-polls. Besides that, we monitor the use of budget resources for indirect campaigning, train law-enforcement bodies on peculiarities of election process, deployed a network of electoral rights ombudsmen, assessed Ukraine's realization of recommendations from international missions concerning the electoral reform, and conduct a voter awareness campaign.
For further information, please contact:
Phone: 044 591 44 44
e-mail: [email protected]
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