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Election Campaign for Kharkiv Mayor Underway After Months of Delay

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The election campaign for the mayor of Kharkiv, Ukraine's second-largest city, has officially started, following a series of events and delays that kept the city without a mayor for months. The city's Territorial Election Commission received applications from several prominent candidates, including Kostiantyn Nemichev, Mykhailo Dobkin, Valerii Hovorov, Dmytro Marinin, Oleksandr Kondrusyk, and Volodymyr Pletnev. After a lengthy process, all candidates have been registered, paving the way for the October 31 election.

Key Takeaways:

  • The election campaign for the Kharkiv mayor began on September 11, marking the starting point for the candidates to campaign and prepare for the October 31 election.
  • Six candidates have been registered to run for the position of Kharkiv mayor, including Kostiantyn Nemichev, Mykhailo Dobkin, Valerii Hovorov, Dmytro Marinin, Oleksandr Kondrusyk, and Volodymyr Pletnev.
  • The candidates are competing for the position that has been vacant since December 2020, due to the passing of Mayor Hennadii Kernes.
  • The process of registering candidates was delayed due to the lack of necessary documents, but the Rada received the missing documents on March 4 and finalized the election on March 30.
  • The early election was called due to a request from Ihor Terekhov, secretary of the Kharkiv City Council, who appealed to the Rada on December 31, 2020.

Statistics:

  • The election campaign for the Kharkiv mayor started on September 11.
  • The October 31 election will decide the fate of the mayor of Ukraine's second-largest city.
  • Six candidates are registered to run for the position.
  • The city's Territorial Election Commission received applications from the candidates.
  • The Rada received the missing documents on March 4 and finalized the election on March 30.

Sources:

  • Ukrainian News Agency
  • On December 17, 2020, businessman Pavlo Fuks said that Kharkiv Mayor Hennadii Kernes had died.
  • On December 31, 2020, the secretary of the Kharkiv City Council Ihor Terekhov appealed to the Rada with a request to call an early mayoral election.
  • On March 4, the Rada received the missing documents from the Kharkiv City Council to consider the appointment of early elections for the mayor of the city.

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