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Rumors about the death of the mayor of Kharkiv Gennady Kernes are spread by his political opponents, competing with him for the post of mayor in the upcoming local elections, he said in the Kharkiv City Council.
On October 2, the Kharkiv City Council released a statement denying rumors about the death of the city’s mayor, Gennady Kernes, who is being treated for COVID-19.
According to the city council and the executive committee, the mayor’s life is not in danger.
The wave of rumors about his presumed death, which covered Kharkov’s public and social networks last night, is nothing more than a sham, whose production and distribution are being carried out and disseminated by political opponents of the current mayor, including those who compete with him for the position of mayor in the next elections. “, – says the message.
As noted in the city hall, Kernes does not record any video messages, since the use of gadgets is prohibited in the department of the Charite clinic, where he is in treatment, both for patients and those who visit them.
“We call on all Kharkiv citizens, representatives of the media and administrators of the public on social media not to spread falsifications about Gennady Kernes’ health,” the city council stressed.
Kernes has been mayor of Kharkiv since 2010, before that he served as the secretary of the city council and for some time served as mayor.
On September 23, 2020, the Kernes bloc – the successful Kharkiv party nominated Kernes for the post of mayor.
On the same day, former people’s deputy Mikhail Dobkin announced his decision to run for mayor of Kharkiv, although in July he published a pre-election video on Kiev.
Explaining his decision, Dobkin said this is “a security option for Kernes.”
Kernes said he considered it a hostile gesture on Dobkin’s part.
In total, the Kharkov City Election Committee registered 15 mayoral candidates.
Local elections in Ukraine scheduled for October 25… Elections will be held throughout Ukraine, except in Russian-occupied Crimea and certain territories in the Donetsk and Luhansk regions. Electoral campaign started on September 5.
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