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26 of October, 16:31

Poroshenko demands to change the electoral law to prevent errors
The head of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko asked in a persistent form recording the change in the Electoral law so that technical errors during the election are no longer allowed.

Local elections held in Ukraine on Sunday, did not take place in Mariupol and Krasnoarmeysk, Donetsk region due to the fact that the parcels were not brought bulletins. Ukraine's Central election Commission said that elections in these cities must be held, and the legislative opinion on the appointment of a new date should take the Verkhovna Rada. On the first day of the week, the Council of the coalition will hold a meeting on which will discuss the issue of elections in troubled regions. Also before it was declared that the elections did not take place in Svatovo and Lysychansk, Luhansk region.

"Where elections did not take place, I went to Rada in order to have made the desired changes to the law that protects the voting residents of, Residents of Mariupol and Krasnoarmeysk ", - said Poroshenko at a press conference on the first day of the week.

He Also said that " the voice of the majority was given to the democratic forces that form the coalition in the Parliament ". This Poroshenko said that Ukraine could supply the free will in the elections.

Local elections were held in Ukraine on Sunday on the new electoral law. In small towns with population over 90 thousand people, the mayor was elected by a simple majority vote, and in large cities can be assigned to a second round if none of the candidates will be able to collect 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 is 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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