The 2014 Ukrainian local elections took place on 25 May 2014, four years after the conclusion of the last local elections, which took place in October 2010. The elections occurred during the political crisis in the aftermath of the

2014 Ukrainian revolution The Revolution of Dignity ( uk, Революція гідності, translit=Revoliutsiia hidnosti) also known as the Maidan Revolution or the Ukrainian Revolution,

. Although the Verkhovna Rada did not schedule early local elections for entire Ukraine, it announced early elections in a number of places throughout Ukraine, including mayoral elections for some large cities, such as Odesa and

2014 Kyiv local election Local elections in Kyiv for the post of Mayor and members of Kyiv City Council took place on 25 May 2014, as part of the 2014 Ukrainian local elections.Tsushko to compete for post of Odesa mayor

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(29 March 2014)Parliament sets elections for Kyiv mayor and Kyiv City Council deputies for May 25

(25 February 2014) Overall, mayoral elections occurred in 43 cities, 27 settlements, and 200 villages, in addition to 2 city council and 3

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elections, throughout 14 of Ukraine's 24 oblasts, and were also scheduled to take place in the

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. No Ukrainian mayoral or council elections took place in the Crimea, however, as, in March 2014 it was unilaterally annexed by Russia.EU & Ukraine 17 April 2014 FACT SHEET
European External Action Service (17 April 2014) In June 2014, the Verkhovna Rada scheduled early mayoral elections for ten additional cities to be held on October 26, 2014.

Changes in the law

On April 8, 2014, the Ukrainian parliament passed a new law regarding the local elections in the country. The new law allows local elections to be conducted concurrently with

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. It also formalized the status of election observers, officially making them a part of the electoral process, and expanding their rights and authority. The new law also provides for the creation of territorial election commissions, provisions for removing local election officials before the end of their term, and changes to how the country's

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leadership is appointed. On April 10, the parliament proposed to amend the local elections law to require a runoff vote for mayoral elections in cities with populations over 500,000, such as Kyiv and Odesa, but the proposal failed a vote in parliament.

Election locations

The Verkhovna Rada, the parliament of the Ukraine, scheduled the elections for Kyiv's mayor and city council for 25 May 2014, which were contested concurrently with the country's

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. In late February, the parliament announced early mayoral elections for 27 cities throughout Ukraine: *

Chernivtsi Chernivtsi ( uk, Чернівці́}, ; ro, Cernăuți, ; see also other names) is a city in the historical region of Bukovina, which is now divided along the borders of Romania and Ukraine, including this city, which is situated on the upp ...

, Chernivtsi Oblast *

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Kherson Oblast Kherson Oblast ( uk, Херсо́нська о́бласть, translit=Khersónsʹka óblastʹ, ), also known as Khersonshchyna ( uk, Херсо́нщина, ), is an oblast (province) in southern Ukraine, currently claimed and partly occupied ...

* Mykolaiv, Mykolaiv Oblast * Odesa, Odesa Oblast * Okhtyrka,

Sumy Oblast Sumy Oblast ( uk, Сумська́ о́бласть, translit=Sumska oblast; also referred to as Sumshchyna – uk, Су́мщина) is an oblast (province) in the northeastern part of Ukraine. Population: The oblast was created in its most r ...

* Nizhyn,

Chernihiv Oblast Chernihiv Oblast ( uk, Черні́гівська о́бласть, translit=Chernihivska oblast; also referred to as Chernihivshchyna, uk, Черні́гівщина, translit=Chernihivshchyna) is an oblast (province) of northern Ukraine. T ...

* Saky,

* Fastiv, Kyiv Oblast * Feodosia,

Netishyn Netishyn ( uk, Нетішин, russian: Нетешин, pl, Niecieszyn) is a city in Shepetivka Raion of Khmelnytskyi Oblast (province), in the west of Ukraine. It is located on the Horyn River. Netishyn hosts the administration of Netishyn urb ...

Khmelnytskyi Oblast Khmelnytskyi Oblast ( uk, Хмельни́цька о́бласть, translit=Khmelnytska oblast; also referred to as Khmelnychchyna — uk, Хмельни́ччина) is an oblast (province) of western Ukraine covering portions of the histo ...

* Lysychansk, Luhansk Oblast * Rovenky, Luhansk Oblast * Kaniv, Cherkasy Oblast *

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, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast *

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* Khrystynivka, Cherkasy Oblast * Verkhnodniprovsk, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast * Bilopillia,

* Barvinkove, Kharkiv Oblast * Kamianka, Cherkasy Oblast * Zbarazh, Ternopil Oblast * Kremenets, Ternopil Oblast * Zboriv, Ternopil Oblast *

Rodynske Rodynske ( uk, Ро́динське, ; russian: Родинское) is a town in Pokrovsk, Ukraine, Pokrovsk Municipality, Donetsk Oblast (oblast, province) of Ukraine. Population: ; 11,996 (2001). History Founded in 1950 according with the con ...

* Perevalsk, Luhansk Oblast * Zhmerynka, Vinnytsia Oblast On March 15, the Verkhovna Rada announced early elections for 228 localities throughout the country for 25 May 2014. In addition, the parliament also announced early elections for five mayors throughout the country: *

Pereiaslav-Khmelnytskyi Pereiaslav ( uk, Перея́слав, translit=Pereiaslav, yi, פּרעיאַסלעוו, Periyoslov) is a historical city in the Boryspil Raion, Kyiv Oblast (province) of central Ukraine, located near the confluence of Alta and Trubizh river ...

, Kyiv Oblast * Rozhysche, Volyn Oblast *

Piatykhatky Piatykhatky ( uk, П'ятихатки) can refer to * Piatykhatky, a city in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast * Piatykhatky, a historic neighborhood in Kharkiv Kharkiv ( uk, wikt:Харків, Ха́рків, ), also known as Kharkov (russian: Хар ...

, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast *

Monastyryska Monastyryska ( uk, Монастириська; pl, Monasterzyska, yi, מאָנעסטרישטש, Monastrishtch) is a town in Chortkiv Raion, Ternopil Oblast, Ukraine. In 2001, the population was 6,344. The town is situated on the river Koropet ...

, Ternopil Oblast * Khotyn, Chernivtsi Oblast On March 17, the parliament announced early elections for the Cherkasy City Council. On March 25, the deadline for announcing early elections according to the Ukraine's electoral law, the Verkhovna Rada announced mayoral elections for 10 additional cities throughout the country: * Sumy * Vasylkiv, Kyiv Oblast * Pryluky,

* Antratsyt, Luhansk Oblast * Zhovti Vody, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast *

Romny Romny ( uk, Ромни́, ) is a city in northern Ukraine, Ukrainian Sumy Oblast. It is located on the Romen (river), Romen River. Romny serves as the administrative centre of Romny Raion. It is administratively incorporated as a City of region ...

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, Vinnytsia Oblast * Bobrynets, Kirovohrad Oblast * Baturyn,

Korsun-Shevchenkivskyi Korsun-Shevchenkivskyi ( uk, Ко́рсунь-Шевче́нківський, ; pl, Korsuń Szewczenkowski; russian: Корсунь-Шевченковский) is a small city located in Cherkasy Raion of Cherkasy Oblast (province) in central ...

, Cherkasy Oblast

Results

Vitali Klitschko won the

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in Kyiv with almost 57% of the votes,Klitschko officially announced as winner of Kyiv mayor election

(4 June 2014) while his party the Ukrainian Democratic Alliance for Reform won 73 of the 120 seats in the Kyiv City Council.In Kyivrada are 9 parties - official results
Ukrayinska Pravda (3 June 2014)
60% of the new Kyivrada is filled by UDAR
Ukrayinska Pravda (4 June 2014)UDAR has 75% of the constituencies in Kyivrada
Ukrayinska Pravda (3 June 2014)
60% of the new Kyivrada is filled by UDAR
Ukrayinska Pravda (4 June 2014) In Odesa Gennadiy Trukhanov defeated

Eduard Gurvits Eduard Yosipovich Gurvits ( uk, Едуард Йосипович Гурвіц; russian: Эдуард Иосифович Гурвиц; yi, רד יאָסיפּאָוויטש גוּרוויץ, translit=Eduard Iosipovitsh Gurvitz; born 30 January 1 ...

with 43.39% against 32,02% in the mayoral election. In Mykolaiv Acting Mayor Yuriy Hranaturov kept this post with 28,29%. Hranaturov was an independent candidate, but former Party of Regions member until a few months for the election. In

Acting Mayor and Batkivshchyna member Volodymyr Mykolayenko won the mayoral elections in with 35.93%. In Sumy (also) Acting Mayor and (also) Batkivshchyna member Oleksandr Lysenko won the mayoral elections in with 41,07%. The

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ordered a re-count in Cherkasy by a new local Election Commission on 4 June 2014 because of "systematic and gross violations of the law".

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candidate Valentin Demyanchuk won the mayoral election in

Piatykhatky, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast Piatykhatky ( , ) is a small city and a large railway junction in Kamianske Raion, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast (province) of Ukraine. It hosts the administration of Piatykhatky urban hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine. Population: . Population in ...

with 27% of the vote.

Notes

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Ukrainian Local Elections, 2014

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