The Committee for Open Democracy (COD) officially observed the November 22, 2020, mayoral runoff elections in Ukraine. The mayoral runoff in the western Ukrainian city of Rivne was the focus of the observation.  In addition, the worldwide Covid 19 pandemic created additional obstacles for conducting … [Read more...]

The Committee for Open Democracy (COD) officially observed the October 25, 2020, national local elections in Ukraine. The voting took place under an open list electoral system whereby voters selected both a party and individual candidates. In addition, the worldwide Covid 19 pandemic led to new … [Read more...]

The Committee for Open Democracy (COD) officially observed the July 21, 2019, parliamentary election in Ukraine. Ukrainians gave an election mandate for change to President Volodymyr Zelensky’s party, Servant of the People. These were the 9th parliamentary elections in Ukraine’s independent … [Read more...]

The Committee for Open Democracy (COD) observed April 21, 2019, presidential runoff election in Ukraine. Ukrainians gave an election mandate to political newcomer Volodymyr Zelensky over the incumbent Petro Poroshenko, and Zelensky will become the country’s sixth president. This is the 24th election … [Read more...]

 The Committee for Open Democracy (COD) observed the March 31, 2019 presidential election in Ukraine. This is the 23rd election observed by COD since its founding in 2010. Once again, COD is among the largest observer missions in Ukraine with 40 official observers accredited by the Central … [Read more...]