Elections of the mayor of Odessa pass without incident, the need to strengthen the security of polling stations No, said Last news the head of the city election Commission Evgeny Grigoriev.

Elections of the mayor of Odessa are held on Sunday for the second time in the last year and a half on the background of the ambiguous political situation and the threat of destabilization of the situation in the g ...

"No accidents, incidents or provocations. There is no need to involve the Ministry of interior to enhance the security of polling stations ", - said Grigoriev. He said that as eleven. 30 (12. 30 GMT) all precinct election committees in the city are in operation.

Previous special Election was held in Odessa 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 Trukhanov, the former mayor Eduard Gurvits and joined in the race by the end of September Sasha Borovik, the adviser of the head of the Odessa region Mikhail Saakashvili. 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 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 the deputies of village councils under 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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