The turnout of voters in local elections in Kharkiv on 13. 30 MSK amounted to about 18%, said at a press conference on Sunday, the head of the Kharkiv city election Commission Anna Bendich.

"The turnout was 188 620 from about 1, 1 million came to the polls on the 12. 30 (13. 30 MSK) " - said Bandic.

in her expressions, each of 601 polling station in the city work in a regular mode, significant violations is not documented.

Local elections are held in Ukraine on Sunday on the new electoral law. Regional, city and district councils will be elected under the proportional system with open lists, and elections of deputies of village and settlement councils - the majority system of relative majority. The results must be determined before November 4 and made public for five days, and in the case of the 2nd round of elections of the mayor in the big cities - not later than November 20.

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