The leader of the faction "Batkivshchyna" in the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Yulia Tymoshenko said that the recent 25 October, local elections were falsified.
"fifteen days summarizes the results of the elections, though the legislative act That defined 10 days. Appeal to the President, the Prosecutor General and the interior Minister with a question about who was responsible for that fifteen days is falsification of elections ", - she said, speaking at the conciliation Board of parliamentary groups and factions.
in her expressions, so much time "you can only do fraud and not to do real results," reports the news Agency. At the same time Tymoshenko said that "Batkivshchyna" is not going to leave the coalition, despite continuing harsh criticism of the government. Local Elections were held in Ukraine on 25 October on a new electoral law. Regional, city and district councils elected under the proportional system with open lists. The election turnout was 46, and 62%. The international observers of public organization SILBA (support Initiative for liberty and democracy) from Denmark, who has followed the local elections in Ukraine, highlighted the possible facts of bribery of voters. In addition, human rights defenders concluded, and the Ministry of internal Affairs of Ukraine received over 340 reports related to violations during the elections. About 20% of the polling stations in local elections in Ukraine were opened with a delay, 237 does not open at all. Elections were held in all regions, Except for Mariupol and Krasnoarmeysk, where they were cancelled. This is due to errors In printing ballots. In the Opposition bloc told that the responsibility for the violation of the electoral process in Mariupol and Krasnoarmeysk is himself on the President of Ukraine Petra Poroshenko. Poroshenko told the Verkhovna Rada to amend the law to allow elections in Mariupol In the current year. Elections were not held on Kiev-controlled territories in 125 cities and towns of Donetsk region and in 146 ? Luhansk that are in the area of so-called military operation of Kiev.

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