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Final Report 2020 FINAL REPORT The Ukrainian World Congress International Observation Mission to Ukraine’s 2020 Local Elections 1 CONTENT FOREWORD BY BORYS WRZESNEWSKYJ, HEAD OF MISSION OF THE UKRAINIAN WORLD CONGRESS ............................................................................................................................................................... 2 FOREWORD BY ANDRIY FUTEY, HEAD OF MISSION OF THE UKRAINIAN CONGRESS COMMITTEE OF AMERICA ............................................................................................................................... 3 PART ONE OF THE UWC AND UCCA MISSIONS FINAL REPORT ....................................................... 4 I. Executive Summary of the Final Report .............................................................................................. 4 II. The UWC and UCCA Mission Reports .................................................................................................. 5 III. The UWC and UCCA Mission Recommendations .......................................................................... 10 PART TWO OF THE UWC AND UCCA MISSIONS FINAL REPORT .................................................... 20 I. About Ukrainian World Congress ....................................................................................................... 20 II. About UWC and UCCA Missions ......................................................................................................... 23 III. Domestic and international observers ............................................................................................. 27 IV. Background ............................................................................................................................................... 29 V. Legal framework ..................................................................................................................................... 36 VI. Local election threats and risks .......................................................................................................... 53 VII. Ukraine’s preparedness for local elections ..................................................................................... 54 VIII. Training of the official election observers ....................................................................................... 57 IX. Meetings of the UWC and UCCA Mission leadership ................................................................... 60 X. Address of the UWC and the UCCA Missions to the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky ............................................................................................................................................................. 79 XI. Address of the UWC and the UCCA Mission to the Chairman of the Verhovna Rada of Ukraine Dmytro Razumkov .......................................................................................................................... 80 XII. Election monitoring by the official observers at the polling stations ..................................... 82 XIII. Local elections observation conclusions ......................................................................................... 90 XIV. Conclusions of analytical observations of the electoral process .............................................. 90 XV. Media monitoring conclusionsedia monitoring conclusions ................................................... 111 XVI. Acknowledgment .................................................................................................................................. 128 XVII. Information sources (online) .................................................................................................. 129 XVIII. Contact information: ................................................................................................................. 130 TORONTO – NEW YORK – KYIV – BRUSSELS Head Office: 145 Evans Ave., Suite 207 Toronto, ON M8Z 5X8 Canada Tel.: +1.416.323.3020 Fax: +1. 416.323.3250 E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.ukrainianworldcongress.org 2 FOREWORD BY BORYS WRZESNEWSKYJ, HEAD OF MISSION OF THE UKRAINIAN WORLD CONGRESS Ukraine’s December 1, 1991 Independence Referendum and presidential election were the first “free and fair” elections that Ukraine’s people had participated in in modern history. Turnout was 80%, and answering a clear and concise question, over 90% voted “TAK”- “YES” for independence. It was this act by the people of Ukraine, and their overwhelming declaration that they would be free, that sealed the fate of the Soviet Union. On December 26 the Belavezha Accord officially declared that the Soviet Union was dissolved. The “evil empire,” prison of nations, ceased to exist not through war and bloodshed, but by this act of free will by tens of millions of Ukrainians. World history changed that day and the Doomsday Clock’s hands moved the furthest from midnight the clock has been since its inception. Since that first democratic vote in Ukraine; this post-Soviet economically and culturally devastated country and her centuries long subjugated people, survivors of genocide, have been on a difficult journey of building a democracy with its promise of resultant freedom and prosperity. In 2004 there was a long-planned, sophisticated attempt, with Kremlin collusion to commit electoral fraud against the people’s will during the presidential elections. It resulted in the Orange Revolution and a rerun of the vote according to the decision of the Supreme Court of Ukraine. In 2013/14 President Yanukovych, notwithstanding the clear will of the people of Ukraine, refused to sign the Association Agreement with the European Union and instead pivoted to the Kremlin. It resulted in the Euromaidan and the Revolution of Dignity. This time a revanchist Kremlin invaded Ukraine; first militarily occupying and annexing Crimea and then militarily invading Eastern Ukraine. For the first time in the history of the European Union people have been shot and killed while carrying the European Union flag, for what it symbolizes. The continent of two World Wars has a democratic and peaceful union whose historical mission must be to embrace the epicentre of Europe’s WWII killing fields, Ukraine. At a time when globally democracy is under attack and in retreat, Ukraine is literally its front line. Free and fair elections during Ukraine’s almost 30 years of independence are not just affirmations of the people’s will, they are of geopolitical consequence. It is imperative that we in the West be guarantors of this process through robust support including observer missions during electoral processes. Slava Ukraini! Borys Wrzesnewskyj TORONTO – NEW YORK – KYIV – BRUSSELS Head Office: 145 Evans Ave., Suite 207 Toronto, ON M8Z 5X8 Canada Tel.: +1.416.323.3020 Fax: +1. 416.323.3250 E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.ukrainianworldcongress.org 3 FOREWORD BY ANDRIY FUTEY, HEAD OF MISSION OF THE UKRAINIAN CONGRESS COMMITTEE OF AMERICA The Ukrainian Congress Committee of America (UCCA) has always upheld that elections are a critical step in protecting and securing a democracy; and International Election Observers can enhance the transparency of and the public confidence in the election process. Voting is not only a fundamental process in a democratic system – but a civic duty that enables one to shape their government and future – and the 2020 local elections were no different. Some might even argue these elections were more important given that they were held under a new election law whereby the role of local self-government bodies would be significantly enhanced due to recent expansion of decentralization reforms and consolidation of territorial communities due to changes in the administrative-territorial structure. However, fielding a delegation of International observers posed a challenge for UCCA due to the worldwide pandemic, Covic-19 travel restrictions and most importantly proper accommodation of the health concerns of volunteers. But by joining forces with our global umbrella organization – the Ukrainian World Congress – together we were able to register two Election Observation Missions which consisted of 26 members. These 26 volunteers deserve immense gratitude for their sacrifice – volunteering their time and money to serve as members of our joint mission during this worldwide pandemic. Their commitment to democracy and Ukraine must be applauded. The Ukrainian Congress Committee of America would also like to thank Ukraine’s Central Elections Commission and other government bodies for taking all the proper precautions to safeguard the voters’ right to cast their ballots. Andriy Futey TORONTO – NEW YORK – KYIV – BRUSSELS Head Office: 145 Evans Ave., Suite 207 Toronto, ON M8Z 5X8 Canada Tel.: +1.416.323.3020 Fax: +1. 416.323.3250 E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.ukrainianworldcongress.org 4 PART ONE OF THE UWC AND UCCA MISSIONS FINAL REPORT I. Executive Summary of the Final Report The UWC and the UCCA International Election Observation Missions to Ukraine’s 2020 local elections present the Final Report on the observation of local elections in Ukraine and confirm that: “The 2020 local elections in Ukraine were conducted in accordance with the Ukrainian law, without significant violations and generally met the standards for democratic elections.” According to the Missions, the following issues may have the potential to adversely affect the democratic electoral process and the principle of equal electoral
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