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Kharkiv City Council Secretary Igor Terekhov, at a City Hall briefing on December 17, commented on the issue of early elections in connection with the death of Gennady Kernes.
We remember, the mayor of Kharkiv Gennady Kernes died on December 17 from the consequences of the coronavirus. They will bury him in Kharkov next week. Igor Terekhov, secretary of the City Council, will be in charge of the city.
The interim mayor will send an appeal to parliament on the appointment of early elections in Kharkiv “in the manner prescribed by law,” said Igor Terekhov.
“In the manner prescribed by law, we will definitely turn to the Verkhovna Rada to carry out all the necessary procedures. If this were the most urgent problem for the residents of Kharkiv and Kharkiv. Today there are completely different problems that we must address,” Terekhov said. .
As Vgorode previously wrote, the Central Election Commission believes that the actual date for the election of a new mayor in Kharkov – in October 2021.
Gennady Kernes fell ill with Covid-19, he was treated at hospital 17 in the city of Kharkov. On September 17, he was airlifted to Berlin, where he went to the Charite clinic for treatment. Kernes spent the election race in the hospital.
On November 4, the Kharkiv City Territorial Election Commission announced Gennady Kernes as Mayor of Kharkiv City. He won in the first round with a score of 60.34% and headed to Kharkiv for the third time. December 9 Gennady Kernes was officially recognized as mayor of Kharkov without his presence at the City Hall session..
Kernes’ team regularly denied rumors of his death. His relatives reported that he should arrive in Kharkov before the New Year. However, on December 11, Gennady Kernes had kidney failure.
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