Local election campaign in Ukraine will start on Sept 5 - CEC

Ukraine's Central Election Commission (CEC) has set September 5, 2020, as the date for the beginning of the campaign for local elections scheduled for October 25, the CEC press service has reported.

"A regular meeting of the Central Election Commission took place on August 30. During the meeting the Commission announced from September 5, 2020 the start of the process of local elections scheduled for October 25, 2020," the report said.

It notes that such a decision was made to comply with the requirements of the Electoral Code of Ukraine.

On July 15, the Verkhovna Rada, Ukraine's parliament, scheduled regular local elections for October 25, 2020.

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