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The most difficult elections in the history of Ukraine passed
Ukrainians voted in local elections; Hungary’s foreign minister openly campaigned for the Ukrainian party on election day. Korrespondent.net highlights yesterday’s major events.
Local elections were held in Ukraine
Ukrainians voted for candidates for deputies of local councils of all levels and heads of settlements. These elections in the Central Election Commission were described as one of the most difficult in the history of Ukraine.
According to data from the CCA obtained from 97% of the territorial electoral colleges, the turnout was 36.99%. At the same time, the Ministry of the Interior reported that law enforcement officers registered 2.4 thousand violations.
Preliminary results of the vote showed that the current mayor of Kiev, Vitali Klitschko, is winning 47.8% of the votes, followed by OPSL candidate Alexander Popov with 8.6% of the votes.
Ukraine’s Foreign Ministry accused Hungary of interfering in the elections
Ukraine’s Foreign Ministry said that the direct campaign by the head of the Hungarian Foreign Ministry for the Transcarpathian Hungarian Cultural Society party, which previously passed to the Uzhgorod city council, is confirmation of the “blatant” interference. of Hungary in the internal affairs of Ukraine.
The Kiev official also stressed that Budapest made it difficult to solve problems in relations between Ukraine and Hungary.
Sociologists published preliminary results of Zelensky’s survey
On the day of the local elections, the Ukrainians responded to five questions from President Volodymyr Zelensky. When asked about life imprisonment for corruption, the reduction in the number of MPs, the legalization of cannabis and the Budapest Memorandum, the majority responded positively.
Opinions on Donbass were divided: 45% of those polled were in favor of creating a free economic zone in the region and 43% were against.
In Kropyvnytskyi, employees of the electoral commission confirmed COVID-19
Three members of the electoral commission in the electoral college n. 350885 in the city of Kropyvnytskyi tested positive for coronavirus. Employees were suspended from work and the site, after disinfection, continued to operate.
On the morning of October 25, 343,498 cases of COVID-19 infection were recorded in Ukraine, of which 141,508 ended in recovery and 6,391 ended in death. During the day, 6088 infected were found.
The parties to the conflict in Karabakh again agreed to stop hostilities
In Washington, the foreign ministers of Armenia and Azerbaijan, with the mediation of the United States, agreed to cease fire on the territory of the unrecognized Nagorno-Karabakh Republic at 6:00 a.m.Kiev time on October 26. They also agreed to hold another meeting on 29 October, this time with the co-chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group.
The 100,000th march in support of the People’s ultimatum was held in Minsk
In the capital of Belarus, more than 100,000 people participated in protest actions in support of the People’s Ultimatum, previously expressed by opposition leader Svetlana Tikhanovskaya to Alexander Lukashenko.
Security forces fired warning shots into the air and used flashes to disperse the protesters. Human rights activists reported the arrest of 290 people.
Zelensky announced the criticality of the epidemiological situation in Crimea
In annexed Crimea, there were a number of indications that the situation with the coronavirus in the peninsula is critical, reported the office of the President of Ukraine in Crimea. In particular, even seriously ill COVID-19 offenders are denied hospitalization, and there are no essential drugs for home treatment in pharmacies.
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