The law on local elections deprives millions of internally displaced people in Ukraine are not allowed to vote, said the notary of the faction of the Opposition bloc in the Verkhovna Rada Alexander Dolzhenkov.
"Faction" Opposition bloc did not support the draft law on local elections because, first, it is contrary to the conclusions of the Venice Commission, which speaks about the fact that to amend the existing electoral Law for 3 months before the election impossible. But the main reason is that this bill was deprived of the opportunity to vote for millions of IDPs who had to leave their place of residence and settle in other regions of Ukraine, " he said.



Another Commissioner faction Sergiy Larin said that In considering the draft local elections law norms were violated at least three articles of the regulations of the Verkhovna Rada, reports the news Agency." Coalition war day in and day repeats, as Ukraine is moving steadily in the European Union. At each step ignores both Ukrainian and international law. Valaisiana under the law on local elections is a violation of all conceivable procedures for compliance so fought the Ukrainians ", - said the people's Deputy. According to his statement, the parliamentary Coalition once again ignored the Minsk agreement." Under this bill there would be local elections in certain districts of Donetsk and Lugansk regions, where millions of our fellow citizens ", - noted the politician. On Tuesday the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine adopted the General law on local elections, which makes a number of changes in the conduct of elections to bodies of local self-government.

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