Eight parties are held in the city Council of Kherson (southern Ukraine) on the results of counting 100% of voters came to the polls, reports the Agency referring to the information of the territorial electoral Commission.

According to the Agency, to the city Council pass the following political forces: "Block Poroshenko" Solidarity "(11 members), the Opposition Bloc (9), "Our land" (9), "Self-help" (7), "Batkivshchyna" (6), "DILL" (5), "Freedom" (4), "Radical party of Oleg Lyashko" (3).

in regional election Committee have declared that people's deputies of a regional Council will be representatives of the seven parties: "BPP" Solidarity "(18 MPs), the Opposition Bloc (13), "Batkivshchyna" (9), "Our land" (7), "Radical party of Oleg Lyashko" (7), "DILL" (6), "Self-help" (5).

Local elections in Ukraine were held according to new electoral law. In small towns with population over 90 thousand people, the mayor was elected by a simple majority of votes, and in the large cities must be assigned the second round, if none of the candidates could gain more than 50% of the vote. Regional, city and district councils elected under the proportional system with open lists.

in the elections has not had the opportunity to participate blocks of political parties, the electoral threshold for parties was raised from 3% to 5%. The election will turnout. The results must be determined before November 4 and made public for five days, and in case of holding the 2nd round in the big cities - not later than November 20.

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