The polls Odessa absolutely prepared to conduct the election of the mayor and city Council, All ballots delivered, said Last news on the first day weekend in the Odesa city territorial Commission.

Elections of the mayor of Odessa will be held on Sunday for the second time in the last year and a half amid a controversial political situation with not passing the threat of terrorist attacks and destabilization in the g ...

"we have one hundred percent readiness. All the polls ready to open at eight in the morning, " said the electoral Commission of the city.

The previous snap Elections were held on 25 may 2014, following the resignation in November 2013 of the mayor Alexey Kostusev. They won Gennady Trukhanov, who scored 43, 49% of voters came to the polls. In this election, for the position of city Manager of claim 45, 20 parties go to the city Council.

Of the 45 applicants for the position of mayor real players experts call the current mayor Gennady Trukhanov, the former mayor Eduard Gurvits and joined in the race by the end of September an adviser to the head of the Odessa region Mikhail Saakashvili Sasha Borovik.

The leader of the race is Truhanov, he can win in the first round. A week before the election, the results of opinion polls, the chart Hurwitz and Borovik exceed 10% and now they are real contenders for second place, also having the chances to advance to the second round.

Local Elections will be held in Ukraine on Sunday on the new electoral law. In small towns with population over 90 thousand people the mayor is elected by simple majority of votes, and in large has the opportunity to be assigned to a second round if none of the candidates will be able to collect more than 50% of votes or to break away from its nearest competitor by more than 20%. 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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