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26 of October, 18:31

Azarov on elections in Ukraine: a wretched power gave rise to poor performance
Former Prime Minister of Ukraine Mykola Azarov on his page on the social network called farce which was Held on Sunday in Ukraine Local elections.

"The farce took place, no surprises he brought. Poor power gave rise to poor performance, to participate in which is not want most part of inhabitants of Ukraine ", - wrote Azarov.

review of former Ukrainian Prime Minister, official data on voter turnout are overstated: "the CEC, itself, announced the turnout figures at elections are about 46 and 62%. But in reality, as is proved by sociology, took part in the voting less than 26%. The most revealing falsifications in Western Ukraine and Kiev, in which the turnout suddenly increased after dinner."

Local elections in Ukraine took place 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 Donbass elections were held only in part of the territories controlled by Kiev. In late summer the CEC of Ukraine adopted a decree, which determined the Kiev-controlled areas of Luhansk and Donetsk regions, where no Local elections were held. They were not carried out in 91 local Council in Artemovsk, Volnovakha, Volodarsky, Konstantin, Maryino, Starobeshevo, Yasinovatskiy districts of Donetsk region, and similarly in the towns Avdiyivka, Artemivsk, Horlivka, debaltseve, Dzerzhinsk, Dokuchayevsk and Konstantinovka.

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