The OSCE
Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) mission claims that
the local elections in Ukraine have been conducted largely in line with
internationally recognized standards, but emphasizes the need to improve
electoral legislation, according to an UNIAN correspondent.
A
statement of preliminary findings and conclusions by the International Election
Observation Mission (IEOM) to Ukraine on the local elections in Ukraine on October 25, 2015,
was presented by Head of the OSCE/ODIHR election observation mission Tana de
Zulueta in Kyiv on Monday.
According to her, the local elections were very
important, in some way they tested the ability to maintain positive standards
that were achieved during the previous presidential and parliamentary elections
in 2014.
"Ukraine's local elections were competitive and well organized overall, and the campaign generally
showed respect for the democratic process," she said.
Nevertheless, international observers concluded that
the complexity of the legal framework, the dominance of powerful economic
groups, threats and physical attacks against candidates, and the fact that
virtually all campaign coverage in the media was paid for all underscore the
need for further reform.
Additional efforts are needed to further enhance the
integrity of and public confidence in the electoral process, the observers said.
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