The Ukrainian party "Fatherland" and nationalist "Freedom" have reached the conclusion on mutual support of candidates IN the 2nd round of elections of mayors and on the consolidated work in the local councils of the new convocation.

"Political parties" Batkivshchyna " and " Svoboda ", who stood side by side on the Maidan, defending the European choice of the Ukrainian people, adopted an opinion on the mutual support of candidates IN the 2nd round of elections of mayors and on the consolidation of actions in the local councils of the new convocation ", - reported in the General statement of the parties, published on the Internet representative office of "Batkivshchyna" on the first day of the week.

Local elections were held in Ukraine on 25 October on a new electoral law. In small towns with population over 90 thousand people, the mayor was elected by a simple majority of votes, in the larger Second round of elections if none of the candidates could gain more than half of voters came to the polls (50% plus one vote). The second round of elections of mayors will be held on November fifteen.

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