An opinion poll on election related violations in Ukraine was commissioned by the Council of Europe to explore the reasons and motivation which lead the Ukrainian citizens to act against the electoral law. The results of the opinion poll, which was conducted in June – July 2017 in all regions of Ukraine (save the Autonomous Republic of Crimea and areas of Donetsk and Luhansk regions which are not under the control of the Ukrainian authorities), provides national authorities and civil society organizations with useful information and data, when planning and taking necessary measures to prevent electoral violations and to enhance the effectiveness of accountability mechanisms.
The results of the opinion poll will be presented on 12 October 2017, Thursday, at 11:00 am in Informational agency “UKRINFORM” (8/16, B.Khmelnytskogo Street, 1st floor).
The representatives of the Central Election Commission of Ukraine, the Ministry of Interior of Ukraine, the National Police of Ukraine, as well as representatives of civil society organizations observing elections in Ukraine will participate in the press-conference and provide their comments on the results of the research.
The following speakers are invited and expected:
Mr. Marten Ehnberg, Head of the Council of Europe Office in Ukraine
Ms. Tetiana Kovalchuk, Deputy Minister of Interior of Ukraine
Mr. Vitalii Nevgad, Deputy Head of the National Police of Ukraine – Head of the Main Investigation Department
Mr. Sergiy Dubovyk, Deputy Head of the Secretariat of the Central Election Commission of Ukraine
Ms. Olga Aivazovska, Head of the Board, Civil Network “OPORA”
Ms. Olga Kotsiuruba, legal advisor, Civil Network “OPORA”
Mr. Oleksiy Koshel, Director, Committee of Voters of Ukraine
Ms. Tetiana Kostiuchenko, senior researcher, GfK UkraineThe research was commissioned within the framework of the Council of Europe project “Reform of the electoral practice in Ukraine”
