The Kharkiv city election Commission on the results of processing 100% of protocols has identified the current mayor of Kharkiv Gennady Kernes, the winner on elections of the mayor. He voted 65, 8% came to the polls.

"We immediately pass this data to the CEC, at the nearest session of the city Council Gennady Kernes officially present the mayor," - said the Deputy head of the Kharkiv city election Commission Oleg Bondarenko.

Local elections were held in Ukraine on 25 October on a 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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