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...]

(Kyiv, Ukraine) The Committee for Open Democracy (COD) is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Steven Mitchell as Chief Election Coordinator for the forthcoming rounds of the 2019 Ukraine Presidential Elections. Steven worked with the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (the British … [Read more...]

Kyiv, Ukraine: Ukraine held special parliamentary elections to fill vacancies in seven districts on July 17, 2016. The Committee for Open Democracy (COD) was the largest , observer mission accredited by the Ukrainian Central Election Commission (CEC) and deployed observers to two key competitive … [Read more...]