Over 2,000 international observers registered for presidential elections in Ukraine - CEC

The Central Election Commission (CEC) has registered 65 more official observers from foreign countries for the presidential election in Ukraine scheduled for March 31, 2019.

The relevant decision was approved at the commission´s meeting on March 25, an Ukrinform correspondent reported.

In particular, the commission registered 65 official observers from the Ukrainian World Congress (UWC).

Thus, as of March 25, the Central Election Commission registered a total of 2,020 official observers from international organizations and foreign countries to monitor the presidential elections in Ukraine.

As reported, the presidential election campaign started on December 31, 2018. On February 8, the CEC completed the process of registration for the post of head of state in Ukraine's presidential election. A total of 44 presidential candidates were registered. Five candidates later withdrew from the presidential race.

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