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69-459: Council members are elected for five year terms. In order to gain representation in the council, a party must gain more than 5 percent of the total vote. Distribution of seats after the 2020 Ukrainian local elections Election date was 25 October 2020 Distribution of seats after the 2015 Ukrainian local elections Election date was 25 October 2015 This article about politics in Ukraine

138-478: A snap mayoral election in Kharkiv was held to determinate Kernes successor. The election commission declared Kernes fellow party member Ihor Terekhov the winner of the election with 50.66% of the votes. Mikhail Dobkin finished the race in second place with 28.4% of the vote. The candidate from European Solidarity , Oleksandr Skoryk , finished third with 5,36% and all other candidates received less than 5% of

207-772: A Nazi prison in the city. After breaking through on the Mius River and defeating Axis troops in the Donbas and Taganrog, the Soviet Southern Front army pursuing the retreating enemy came to the Molochna River on 22 September 1943. Here, in the basin of the Milk River, German troops had begun to build a strong long-term defence which they called the Panther-Wotan line . It was on this line that

276-649: A design project of the Intercultural Park, prepared by a group of European architects and designers led by Mark Glaudemans – Director of the European Laboratory for urban planning, the Dean of the Academy of Architecture and Urbanism (city of Tilburg, Netherlands). In Melitopol removed first short film in 2015, "The Zone". Melitopol has 38 monuments, memorials and statues registered. One of them

345-453: A majoritarian system; in a first-past-the-post system. In the other Ukrainian cities a candidate had to receive more than 50% of all votes cast to win in the first round of the election. If not, the two candidates who received the largest number of votes faced of in a second round, the candidate that receive a simple majority in the second round (no longer necessarily more than 50%) was elected mayor. November 15, November 22 and November 29 are

414-608: A number of regional councils in Ukraine's western and central regions. Proposition successfully performed only where it was represented by the current mayors of cities - in Dnipro , Zhytomyr and Mykolaiv. The same can be said for Svoboda, which won victory in cities where it had acting mayors, but compared with the 2015 local elections the party's electoral influence this time was limited to Western Ukraine. The parliamentary party Voice had some local success, having led its factions to

483-411: A place in the local council if the party passed the election threshold. The election will was held with a specific open list system. In order to benefit from this open list system, a candidate in an electoral district needed to gain 25% of the total number of votes received by all parties that did overcame the electoral threshold divided by the number of seats in the local council minus the seats won by

552-642: A prisoner swap. In the meantime, the Russian forces had attempted to install former councilor Halyna Danylchenko of the Opposition Bloc party as acting mayor. The Melitopol City Council declared that this was an attempt to "illegally create an occupation administration" and appealed to the Prosecutor General of Ukraine to launch a pre-trial investigation into Danylchenko and her party. On 23 March 2022, now-exiled Mayor Fedorov reported that

621-574: A second round of mayoral elections was held in cities with more than 75,000 voters where no candidate gained more than 50% of the votes. Due to the 2014 Russian annexation of Crimea and loss of government control of parts of the Donetsk Oblast and Luhansk Oblast , no elections were held in parts of the two oblasts and in the Autonomous Republic of Crimea . Elections were also held in new raions that were formed following

690-427: Is 27.2 million people. The number of voters on the lists at polling stations is estimated at 28.1 million people and the number of polling stations was more than 29,000. Late June 2020 the first street political advertising appeared on Ukrainian streets, although the election campaign for the election officially starts on 5 September. According to Ukrainian law, political campaigning outside election campaign periods

759-417: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . 2020 Ukrainian local elections The 2020 Ukrainian local elections took place on Sunday 25 October 2020. In the election, deputies of district councils and rural townships were elected and elections for city mayors were held. In practice this will mean that most voters had to fill out four ballots. On 15, 22 and 29 November and 6 December 2020

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828-588: Is a relic of sandstone from the Sarmatian epoch of the Tertiary period . Its exact coordinates are 46°56′59.33″N 35°28′11.59″E  /  46.9498139°N 35.4698861°E  / 46.9498139; 35.4698861 The city actively created its own brand as a "city of honey", which is the translation of the Greek word "melitos". The city formed a cluster of honey producers, prepared investment projects for

897-401: Is driven by engineering industries, that have received new impulse with the establishment of more than 100 new small and medium engineering business enterprises, united in the cluster "AgroBOOM". Machine engineering complex of the city is represented by 8 large plants and more than 100 small and medium-sized enterprises formed after 1991. Mechanical engineers of the city mainly produce goods for

966-485: Is located at the crossing of two major European highways: E58 Vienna – Uzhhorod – Kyiv – Rostov-on-Don and E105 Kirkenes – St. Petersburg – Moscow – Kyiv – Yalta . An electrified railway line of international importance goes through Melitopol. The city was once known as "the gateway to the Crimea "; prior to the 2014 Russian annexation of Crimea 80% of passenger trains heading to the peninsula passed through it and during

1035-505: Is one of the reasons that Melitopol is called "the city of students". More than 10% of its citizens are students. The strong system of education is represented by different types of educational institutions at all levels of accreditation: two universities, four branches of different universities in Ukraine, seven professional schools, and three colleges. 26 pre-schools are operating in the city, in which 6,000 young citizens are being educated. For more than 500 children with special needs under

1104-541: Is prohibited. On 15 July 2020, parliament set the election date to 25 October 2020. For the first time in Ukrainian local elections, all candidates had to pay a cash deposit to be able to take part in the elections. The size of this deposit depends on the size of the population of the place where the election is held. The lowest deposit were for candidates for mayors of Uzhhorod (19,000 hryvnias ), Nikopol (20,000 hryvnias) and Melitopol (24,000 hryvnias); while

1173-400: Is the driest month, receiving 32.9 millimetres (1.30 in) of rainfall. There are a similar amount of precipitation days each month. August has the least, with 4.3 days. December and January have the most, with 7.5 days. Melitopol has 75.2 precipitation days annually on average. Humidity is higher in winter than in summer. August is the least humid month. December is the most humid. There is

1242-562: Is the statue of Bohdan Khmelnytsky , the famous hetman of the Zaporozhian Host . His images are printed on Ukrainian 5 hryvnia's banknotes. The other one represents Ostap Bender a hero of the book of Ilf and Petrov The Twelve Chairs . Melitopol has a number of museums, including the Melitopol Museum of Local History , which holds a collection of 60,000 objects relating to the history, culture and environment of

1311-447: Is the warmest month, with a mean of 23.6 °C (74.5 °F) and an average high of 30.0 °C (86.0 °F). Melitopol receives 488.8 millimetres (19.24 in) of precipitation annually. Precipitation is distributed evenly year-round, with no wet or dry season, although some months are wetter or have more precipitation days than others. June is the wettest month, receiving 57.5 millimetres (2.26 in) of rain on average. October

1380-588: The Donetsk Oblast Council and Luhansk Oblast Council as their functions are currently being performed by civil–military administrations . Due to the new electoral system in which the elections were held, voting officials and the NGO Committee of Voters of Ukraine warned that the official publication of the election results would probably take several days. Exit polls indicated that president Volodymyr Zelensky 's party, Servant of

1449-660: The Lviv Oblast Council , to the city councils of Kyiv , Lviv , Cherkasy , a number of other city councils, including even in the Donbas . The nationwide turnout of the elections was 36.88% nationwide. The highest participation was in Western Ukraine (ranging from 40% to 45%), lowest was in Donetsk Oblast , Mykolaiv Oblast and Kharkiv Oblast (in all three slightly above 30%). An exit-poll of sociological group "Rating" concluded that more than half of

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1518-550: The Soviet Union was attacked by Germany . The city became strategically important due to its location. The Red Army was not ready for the war and had to retreat. The German Wehrmacht occupied Melitopol on 6 October 1941. Within one week the entire remaining Jewish population of Melitopol (2,000 men, women and children) were murdered by Einsatzgruppen , which was actively supported by the Wehrmacht. The Germans operated

1587-438: The parties Svoboda with 2.61%, Ukrainian Strategy with 1.72%, Proposition 1,66% and Radical Party of Oleh Lyashko with 1.62%. Almost half of all seats was won by parties that did not win seats in the 2019 Ukrainian parliamentary election . According to calculations made by Sociological group "RATING" 49% of all voters voted for local parties/non-parliamentary parties. Of the remaining voters 14.5% voted for Servant of

1656-536: The 2020 administrative reform. According to the results as published by the Central Election Commission of Ukraine the highest number of seats in the election was won by Servant of the People with 17.59% of local deputies nominated in the election by this party. Second place was for Fatherland with 12.39% of deputies and in third place was Opposition Platform — For Life with 11.75%. For

1725-531: The Bolsheviks in the 1920s. On 27 April 2023, the police chief defector Oleksandr Mishchenko was killed in a bomb blast at his apartment block. His assassin(s) were Ukrainian partisans. According to the 1897 census , Jews made up 42% of the total population. According to the 2001 Ukrainian census , the population of the city was 160,352. Ukrainians made up 55.2% of the city's population, Russians 38.9%, and Bulgarians 1.8%. The exact ethnic composition

1794-594: The Crimean direction. In the early twentieth century there were fifteen thousand people living in Melitopol. 30 factories and 350 shops operated in the city at that time. In the second half of the twentieth century there was a strong economic growth of the city: new factories, plants, and housing estates were constructed. Sixteen Melitopol business enterprises received All-Soviet Union significance status. Industrial products were exported to more than 50 countries. In 1941,

1863-465: The Future gained 11.42% of the total number of seats, European Solidarity 10.73% and Our Land 5.13%. Independent candidates won 661 mayoral elections. Of the remaining elected 733 mayors 30.74% of them were Servant of the People candidates, 12.43% represented For the Future, 7.24% Fatherland, 7.1% Opposition Platform — For Life, 6.15% Our Land and 5.6% European Solidarity. Turnout (on 25 October)

1932-505: The German Defence Line Wotan and liberation of Melitopol" and each of the 30,000 limited-edition coins was worth the equivalent of US-$ 5. There is a well-developed, internationally important engine -constructing industry. Thanks to the rich historical heritage, economic and geographical situation and enterprising citizens the city has developed mechanical engineering, light and food industry. The city's development

2001-685: The M14 Odesa-Novoazovsk Highway and the M26 Kharkiv-Simferopol National Highway. Melitopol railway station acts as the transit point for passengers travelling between Moscow and the Crimea . The city is called the "gateway to the Crimea". Melitopol has two bus stations, the older one operates local services, whereas buses from the newer station form part of the national bus service. The marshrutkas , which operate on 34 routes throughout

2070-576: The People , had suffered setbacks in Ukraine's major cities, including the capital Kyiv ; it appeared that only in Zelensky's hometown Kryvyi Rih Servant of the People won the election with a slight margin, although they lost the mayoral election there. The overall picture emerging from the exit polls was that pro-European and pro-Russian parties had appeared to have made gains, but that in Ukraine's major cities national parties had been beaten by local parties of individual city mayors. According to

2139-478: The People, 13.7% for European Solidarity and 12.5% for Opposition Platform — For Life. Most mayors elected were independent candidates , 661 nonpartisan politicians were elected mayor of a village, town or city. Of the remaining elected 733 mayors 30.74% of them were Servant of the People candidates, 12.43% represented For the Future, 7.24% Fatherland, 7.1% Opposition Platform — For Life, 6.15% Our Land, 5.6% European Solidarity, 3.83% Ukrainian Strategy and last came

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2208-576: The Station of Young Technicians, the Vodvudenko Palace for Children and Teenagers Creativity, Small Academy of Sciences, and the Center of Children and Teenagers. Other creative centers unite nine communal hobby clubs. The aerodrome close to the city, where the 25th Transport Aviation Brigade is based, is not used for passenger services. The two main highways leading through Melitopol are

2277-478: The age of seven years, there are rehabilitation programs to provide the needed services. Educational services for 14,000 students are provided by 23 secondary schools. There is a center of labor training and professional orientation for young people. A network of six non-school institutions are the following: the Centre of Ecological-Naturalistic Art for Youth, the Center of Tourist and Local Lore Creativity for Youth,

2346-462: The agricultural sector. Enterprises include: The following companies can be called the basis of light industry in the city: Thanks to the proximity of the agricultural areas and raw materials of the Zaporizhzhia , Mykolaiv , Kherson , and Dnipropetrovsk regions, the food industry is well represented in the city. The main enterprises of the food industry are: In 1874, a technical school

2415-625: The city into the Molochnyi Lyman estuary. Melitopol is the second-largest city in the oblast after Zaporizhzhia and serves as the administrative centre of Melitopol Raion . As of January 2022, Melitopol's population was estimated to be 148,851. Melitopol has been under Russian control since March 2022. On September 30, 2022, the city was formally annexed by the Russian Federation ; however, it remains internationally recognized as sovereign territory of Ukraine. The city

2484-476: The city was experiencing problems with food, medication, and fuel supplies, and that the Russian military was seizing businesses, intimidating the local population, and holding several journalists in custody. On 30 May, a bomb exploded in central Melitopol during a humanitarian aid transfer between local residents and Russian personnel, injuring at least three people, according to the Russian investigative committee's website which referenced "Ukrainian saboteurs" as

2553-522: The city. On 10 March 2022, after the Russian attack on the city , the director of the museum, Leila Ibragimova, was arrested at her home by Russian forces, was interrogated in an unknown location and later released. There is the unique relic of the Stone Grave ( Ukrainian : Кам'яна могила , translit. Kamyana mohyla , Russian : Каменная могила ) 12 km (7 mi) north of Melitopol. It

2622-501: The dates of the second round of mayoral elections in cities with more than 75,000 voters. (On 29 November the second round of the mayoral election of Chernivtsi only. ) After Yuriy Vilkul redrew himself from the second round of the mayoral election in Kryvyi Rih this second round was postponed to 6 December 2020. In populated places with up to 10 thousand voters the town was divided into constituencies, from 2 to 4 deputies of

2691-499: The district councils in the city. Deputies of local councils will receive no compensation for their work. Due to the 2014 Russian annexation of Crimea , no elections in the Autonomous Republic of Crimea were held. Loss of government control of parts of the Donetsk Oblast and Luhansk Oblast (to the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic and Luhansk People's Republic ) also means elections were not held in certain parts of these provinces. There were also no elections for

2760-404: The election (26 October 2020) OSCE 's Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights stated that the election had been "calm and well-organized". It also stated that a non-official poll that had been called for by president Volodymyr Zelensky had created "some illegal political advantage" for Zelensky's party, Servant of the People . The NGO Committee of Voters of Ukraine stated that

2829-581: The election. The voter turnout at the second round of mayoral elections held in Lutsk , Kramatorsk , Ukrainka , Odesa , Sumy , Kherson and Kamianets-Podilskyi on 15 November was on average 24%. The highest turnout rate among seven cities was recorded in Kamianets-Podilskyi with its 34.29%. The lowest turnout was recorded in Sumy with 19.02%. In Kyiv , incumbent Mayor Vitali Klitschko

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2898-509: The establishment of an apitherapy center (treatment with the help of bee products) and encourages the creation of souvenir products made from honey. In October 2013, the National Bank of Ukraine introduced a new commemorative silver coin on the 70th anniversary of the Melitopol offensive against German troops and the liberation of the city of Melitopol on 23 October 1943. The new coin was called "The Breakthrough of Soviet Troops Against

2967-413: The fate of the Crimean peninsula and the whole course of offensive operations in the southern Soviet Union were decided. The German defense consisted of four lines, covered with solid anti-tank ditches and land mines. The first attempt of the Soviet Southern Front army to break through was unsuccessful. Soviet commanders decided to prepare thoroughly a new attempt: the so-called “Melitopol operation”, which

3036-479: The highest was for the mayoral candidates of Kyiv (445,000 hryvnias), Kharkiv (219,000 hryvnias), and Dnipro (157,000 hryvnias). On all candidate lists, two out of every five candidates had to be female. Candidate could only be self-nominated in places with a population of less than 10,000 voters, in all other cases candidates had to be nominated by political parties . In the mayoral elections in cities with fewer than 75,000 voters mayors were elected under

3105-588: The historical regions Transcarpathia and Bukovina . The results of the party in large cities and regional centers, in the regions of Galicia and in the Donbas were weaker. However, the pro-presidential party will be represented in all regional councils, and in the absolute majority of local councils in all regions of the country. European Solidarity did well in West and central Ukraine. Opposition Platform — For Life did well in South and Eastern Ukraine , although

3174-511: The lands that had been won. The deputy of Novorossiya Grigory Potemkin signed the relation to establish a town that very year – and Cossacks' families and those of retired soldiers of Suvorov settled on the right bank of the Molochna River. Among others, Germans were encouraged to settle in the new province, and some villages in this area were for many years German-speaking, such as Heidelberg (now Pryshyb) some 50 km (31 mi) to

3243-407: The local council were elected from each constituency under the relative majority system. In the other elections voters had to fill in two types of candidate lists - one for the whole city (district or region) and a separate for their electoral district (in which they had to write down the number of their favourite candidate themselves). The number 1 on the party list of the whole city was guaranteed

3312-566: The local parties of city mayors (in particular in Odesa , Mykolaiv and Sloviansk ) cost them support compared with its predecessor Opposition Bloc in the 2015 Ukrainian local elections . Fatherland showed its best results in Central and Northern Ukraine, as well as in a number of western regions. For the Future expectedly won the elections in Volyn Oblast , and also led its deputies to

3381-552: The mouth of the Molochna River. At the end of the 19th century, the "Honey-city" had been developed as a trade center – there were some banks, credit organizations and wholesale stores. The largest enterprises in the city at the time were the iron foundry and the Brothers Klassen's machinery construction factory (1886), the railroad depot and the workshops. Further development of the city was closely connected with trade, iron and engineering industries, and railway service in

3450-401: The north of Melitopol. In 1816, the settlement got the name sloboda of Novoalexandrovka . Its population was increasing due to the importation of peasants from the northern provinces of Ukraine and Russia. On 7 January 1842, the sloboda was recognized as a town and received the new name of Melitopol after a port city of Melita (from Greek Μέλι (meli) – "honey") which had been situated on

3519-528: The number 1's on the party list of the whole city. The elections had a 5% election threshold . In practice most voters had to fill out four ballots. Voters in Kyiv received only two ballots, for the election of the mayor of Kyiv and the Kyiv City Council election. In Poltava , Kropyvnytskyi , Kryvyi Rih , Kherson and Zhytomyr voters received an additional fifth ballot for candidates for

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3588-553: The party Trust with 3.14% (with its 23 mayors). Non-parliamentary parties, primarily the strictly local parties of city mayors, successfully performed in Ukraine's major cities . But in the elections of regional councils, parties represented in the Verkhovna Rada (Ukraine's parliament) still dominated. Servant of the People showed its best results in Central Ukraine in the north of the country , as well as in

3657-490: The possible perpetrators. In a statement from exile, Ivan Fedorov alluded to the possibility that the bombing was connected to local Ukrainian resistance fighters. On 30 September, in a move unrecognized internationally, the city was annexed by Russia as part of the Russian annexation of Zaporizhzhia oblast . Russian occupation authorities instituted a policy of re- Sovietization of the city, including restoring Soviet names to Melitopol's streets, these names were introduced by

3726-593: The results as published by the Central Election Commission of Ukraine , the highest number of seats in the election was won by Servant of the People with 17.59% of local deputies nominated in the election by this party. Second place was for Fatherland with 12.39% of deputies and in third place was Opposition Platform — For Life with 11.75%. For the Future gained 11.42% of the total number of seats, European Solidarity 10.73% and Our Land 5.13%. In total, 110 political parties received their representatives in local councils at various levels. Some of these were won by

3795-476: The second round of mayoral elections on 22 November were "held in accordance with democratic standards" but that in five cities of eleven voting cities its observer had uncovered attempts at bribing voters. Melitopol Melitopol is a city and municipality in Zaporizhzhia Oblast , southeastern Ukraine . It is situated on the Molochna River , which flows through the eastern edge of

3864-463: The summer, road traffic reached 45,000 vehicles per day. Both Ukrainian and Russian names are based on the Greek name Μελιτόπολις , lit.   ' honey city ' . The city was called Kyz-Yar ( Crimean Tatar : Qız Yar ; Ukrainian: Киз-Яр ), and Novooleksandrivka (Ukrainian: Новоолександрівка ) before 1815 and 1842 respectively. It was renamed to the current name after on. In addition,

3933-516: The title of "Hero of the Soviet Union" for their actions in the reconquest of Melitopol. During the Russian invasion of Ukraine , Melitopol was attacked by the Russian forces on 25 February 2022, and captured after heavy fighting by 1 March. Mayor Ivan Fedorov pledged non-cooperation, and locals took to the streets to protest the Russian occupation. On 11 March Fedorov was abducted by the Russian military and released five days later as part of

4002-581: The traditional Ukrainian names Melitopil (Мелітопіль) and Melytopil (Мелитопіль) were also used but no longer after the Ukrainian language was oppressed by the Soviet authorities . In July 1769, Russian military commanders built a redoubt there, and Zaporizhia Cossacks carried out their duty service there. On 2 February 1784, Catherine II issued the decree to create the Taurida Oblast on

4071-485: The vote. In this by-election voter turnout was 28.32%. In Odesa , incumbent Mayor Gennadiy Trukhanov (nominated by the Truth and Deeds (party) failed to be re-elected in the first round of the election. In the first round Trukhanov received 38% of the votes against Opposition Platform — For Life candidate Mykola Skoryk 's 19%. (In the first round) Petro Obukhov of European Solidarity took third place with 11,5% of

4140-566: The voters who came to the polling station were over 50 years old. During the 2015 Ukrainian local elections nationwide voter turnout had been 46.62% of the population. 30% of respondents of the (above mentioned) "Rating" poll stated the COVID-19 pandemic in Ukraine and/or other health issues had prevented them from voting, 19% had not been in her/his place of voting, 15% were employed and working on election day, 14% did not know for whom to vote for and 12% of non-voters simply had no interest in

4209-476: The votes and fourth spot was occupied by Oleh Filimonov  [ uk ; ru ] of Servant of the People with 10,09%. Trukhanov and Skoryk took part in the final round of the election. Trukhanov defeated Skoryk in the second round of the mayoral election on 15 November 2020, 54.28% of the voters voted for him. In Dnipro , a second round of the mayoral election was held between incumbent mayor Borys Filatov and Zahid Krasnov  [ uk ] which

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4278-549: Was 31.3%. During his re-election, Kernes himself was not in Kharkiv and he had not appeared in public since 23 August 2020, after becoming infected with COVID-19 . On election day Kernes was (since 17 September 2020) hospitalized in Germany in university hospital Charité . At the time of his election his party assured that Kernes was about to return to Kharkiv to fulfil his duties as Mayor. Kernes died of complications from COVID-19 on 17 December 2020. On 31 October 2021,

4347-499: Was as follows: Melitopol has a humid continental climate that borders on a humid subtropical climate ( Dfa bordering on Cfa within the Köppen climate classification ). The temperature is slightly below freezing in winter and hot in summer. January is the coolest month, having a mean of −1.8 °C (28.8 °F) and an average low of −4.5 °C (23.9 °F). February has a lower average low of −4.7 °C (23.5 °F). July

4416-694: Was carried out successfully from 26 September to 5 November 1943. Fighting lasted long, as the Germans introduced fresh reserves in order to keep Melitopol. Finally, after many days of heavy street fighting against vastly superior numbers of men and equipment, German resistance was broken and on 23 October the Red Army took complete control of the city. By decrees of the Presidium of the USSR Supreme Soviet , 87 Red soldiers and airmen were awarded

4485-424: Was founded in the city which, after a series of reforms and transformations, became Tavria State Agrotechnological University. The city now has two public universities − Tavria State Agrotechnological Academy and Bohdan Khmelnytsky Melitopol State Pedagogical University , as well as a private institute – Zaporizhzhia Institute of Economics and Information Technologies . A long history of universities and schools

4554-509: Was re-elected in the first round of the election with 50.52% of the votes; 365,161 people had voted for him. Klitschko was nominated by UDAR . In the election Oleksandr Popov ( Opposition Platform — For Life ) finished second after he secured 68,757 votes, Serhiy Prytula ( Voice ) gained 56,900 votes, Oleksiy Kucherenko ( Batkivshchyna ) 45,823 votes, Iryna Vereshchuk ( Servant of the People ) 39,321 votes and Andriy Palchevsky 38,360 votes. In Kharkiv , incumbent Mayor Hennadiy Kernes

4623-399: Was re-elected in the first round of the election with 60.34% of the votes. Kernes had been nominated by his new political party Kernes Bloc — Successful Kharkiv . Oleksandr Feldman for Opposition Platform — For Life finished second in the election with 14.32%. Third place went to incumbent Governor of Kharkiv Oblast Oleksiy Kucher of Servant of the People with 7.24%. Voter turnout

4692-580: Was reported at 36.88% by the Central Election Commission, down from almost 47% in the 2015 local elections . President Volodymyr Zelensky 's party, Servant of the People, suffered setbacks in major cities across the country, including the capital Kyiv ; meanwhile, pro-European and pro-Russian parties made gains. In Ukraine's largest cities , not only Servant of the People but all national parties were beaten by local parties of individual city mayors. The estimated number of voters

4761-415: Was won by Filatov with 80.61% of the votes. In the first round of the election Filatov (nominated by Proposition ) had gained 46.41% of the votes, Krasnov (nominated by Community Power) 13.15%, Oleksandr Vilkul (Bloc Vilkul — Ukrainian perspective) 12.95%, Serhiy Nikitin ( Opposition Platform — For Life ) 9.15% and Serhey Ryzhenko  [ uk ] ( Servant of the People ) 8.71%. The day after

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