2014 Kyiv local election

Local elections in Kyiv for the post of Mayor and members of Kyiv City Council took place on 25 May 2014, as part of the 2014 Ukrainian local elections. Parliament sets elections for Kyiv mayor and Kyiv City Council deputies for May 25, Interfax-Ukraine (25 February 2014) Vitali Klitschko won the mayoral election with almost 57% of the votes, while his party the Ukrainian Democratic Alliance for Reform won 73 of the 120 seats in the Kyiv City Council.

The next Kyiv local elections were held in October 2015. Yuriy Yekhanurov elected as a candidate for mayor of Kyiv from the "Renaissance", UNIAN (29 September 2015)

Background Secretary of the Kyiv City Council Halyna Hereha has been acting mayorRada suggests to hold elections of Kyiv mayor, city council on June 2, Kyiv Post (7 March 2013) since Leonid Chernovetsky resigned as the Mayor of Kyiv on 1 June 2012. Hereha asked the Verkhovna Rada (Ukraine's parliament) to issue an instruction on holding an early mayoral election on 19 July 2012; the parliament had not considered this issue yet. On 7 March 2013, the Verkhovna Rada Committee on State Building and Local Government recommended that Parliament should schedule the elections of the Mayor of Kyiv and members of the Kyiv City Council for 2 June 2013. On 2 April 2013, the Verkhovna Rada failed to set any date for the elections because the Party of Regions faction wanted to wait for a ruling from the Constitutional Court of Ukraine on "whether regular elections to local government agencies could be held at different time intervals, rather than simultaneously".Opposition wants election in Kyiv on July 16 , Ukrinform (9 May 2013) The Constitutional Court started considering this case on 11 April 2013.Constitutional Court to start considering case on elections in Kyiv on Thursday, Interfax-Ukraine (8 April 2013) On 29 May 2013 the Constitutional Court set the date of the election as 25 October 2015.Local elections in Kyiv should be held in 2015, according to Constitutional Court, Interfax-Ukraine (30 May 2013)Ukraine court ruling on Kyiv mayor election ‘pro-government’ , Euronews (31 May 2013) The court reasoned that amendments to the Constitution of Ukraine that came into force on 1 February 2011 stipulated that "the next local elections should be held simultaneously all over Ukraine on the last Sunday of October 2015."

The oppositional parties after the 2012 parliamentary election considered the City Council term of authority expired by July 2013 and effectively blocked attempts at its convening through mass protest in July 2013.

As of 7 March 2013, possible candidates for the post of the Mayor of Kyiv were Vitali Klitschko (UDAR), Andriy Illyenko (Svoboda), "Свобода" визначилася зі своїм претендентом на крісло мера Києва "Freedom" was defined with its mayoral candidate for Kyiv, Ukrayinska Pravda (1 March 2013) Petro Poroshenko (independent candidate)Poroshenko says he is among opposition candidates for Kyiv mayor, Kyiv Post (18 February 2013) and Oleh Liashko (Radical Party of Oleh Lyashko).Radical Party leader intends to run for Kyiv mayor, Kyiv Post (4 March 2013)

Oleksandr Popov of Party of Regions and former Head of Kyiv City Administration#14 Richest: Leonid Chernovetsky, 59, Kyiv Post (17 December 2010)Popov: Activity of city council and city head limited, Kyiv Post (1 February 2011)Party of Regions leader: 'Pre-term mayoral elections in Kyiv are pointless', Kyiv Post (18 November 2011) stated in February 2013 that he was a candidate.Popov vows to win Kyiv mayor election, Kyiv Post (28 February 2013) On 14 December 2013 President Viktor Yanukovych suspended him as Head of the Kyiv City State Administration. Yanukovych suspends Kyiv City Administration Head Popov and Deputy NSDC Secretary Sivkovych from office, say decrees, Interfax-Ukraine (14 December 2013)Deputy NSDC Head Sivkovych, Kyiv City Administration Head Popov and two top officials of Kyiv police suspected of abuse of power during events on Maidan on Nov 30, says prosecutor general, Interfax-Ukraine (14 December 2013) The same day the General Prosecutor of Ukraine's Office handed "a notification on suspicion of abuse of power when ordering the Euromaidan police actions of 30 November 2013" to Popov. On 25 April 2014 the Party of Regions announced that they would not put forward a candidate for the elections.Regions Party won't nominate candidate for Kyiv mayoral elections, Interfax-Ukraine (25 April 2014)Партия регионов не будет выдвигать кандидата на должность мэра Киева - Шуфрич

The Verkhovna Rada set a date for the elections on 25 February 2014,Рада назначила выборы мэра Киева just after the 2014 Ukrainian revolution.Ukraine: Speaker Oleksandr Turchynov named interim president, BBC News (23 February 2014)Ukraine protests timeline, BBC News (23 February 2014) However, it was later decided that date should be 25 May 2014, the same day as the Ukrainian presidential election.

Registered mayoral candidates Mayoral candidates were able to nominate themselves from 23 April 2014 until 30 April 2014.Сегодня начинается регистрация кандидатов на должность Киевского городского головы 19 candidates competed for the post. Gennady Balashov (independent) Volodymyr Bondarenko (Fatherland)Бондаренко не хочет сдавать мандат нардепа и еще не решил, пойдет ли в мэры КиеваДарта Вейдера зареєстровано кандидатом в мери Києва Oleh Derevyanko (Ukrainian People's Party) Viktor Dovhy (independent) Andriy Illyenko (Svoboda)За пост мэра Киева будут бороться девять кандидатов Valeriy Kandruk (independent) Mykola Katerynchuk (European Party of Ukraine)Кто будет мэром Киева: первые кандидаты на пост столичного градоначальникаКатеринчук будет баллотироваться на следующих выборах мэра Киева Vitali Klitschko (UDAR)В Киеве зарегистрировали уже 5 кандидатов на должность мэраКличко вирішив. Йде у мери КиєваKlitschko will run for mayor of Kyiv, Interfax-Ukraine (29 March 2014) Oleksandr Komnatsky (Communist Party of Ukraine) According to the Kyiv mayor office 19 candidates compete, Ukrayinska Pravda (5 April 2014) Vyacheslav Kyrylenko (For Ukraine!)Кириленко идет в мэры Киева Andriy Mirgorodsky (independent) Oleksiy Mochanov (All-Ukrainian Union "Democrats") Ihor Nasalyk (independent) Oleksandr Omelchenko (Unity)Омельченко выдвинули кандидатом в мэры Киева Lesya Orobets (independent)Оробец идет в мэры Киева Ivan Saliy (independent) Viktor Smaliy (independent) Lyudmyla Vasylenko (independent) A man named Darth Vader (Internet Party of Ukraine)Kyiv Election Commission Registers Darth Vader As Candidate For Kyiv Mayor , Ukrainian News Agency (1 May 2014)

Yuriy Lutsenko expressed an interest in taking part in the election,Ю. Луценко не исключает своего участия в выборах киевского городского головы but later withdrew.Lutsenko not to take part in election of Kyiv Mayor Also potential candidates were Yuriy Levchenko, Ihor Lutsenko,Активіст Майдану Ігор Луценко балотуватиметься в мери столиці and Volodymyr Makeyenko.Макеенко не исключает, что пойдет в мэры Киева

Lesya Orobets and Ivan Saliy were withdrawn from the race on 13 May,Оробець зняли з виборівС выборов мэра Киева сняли двух кандидатов but later they were restored as candidates on 16 May.Оробець повернули на вибори

Polls

Mayor of Kyiv According to a telephone poll conducted prior to the election by Sociological group "RATING" from 25 February to 6 March 2013, about 55% of the eligible voters would go to polling stations, and 31% of them would vote in the mayoral elections for Klitschko, 20.3% for Popov, and 7% for Poroshenko (all of them possible candidates). This poll also showed that if Klitschko and Popov proceeded to a hypothetical second round, 60.4% (of the respondents determined to vote) would cast their ballots for Klitschko and 26.5% for Popov.Nearly one third of Kyiv residents willing to vote in mayoral elections back Klitschko - poll , Interfax-Ukraine (13 March 2013) A June 2013 poll by GfK Ukraine gave Klitschko 32.7%, Popov 15.9% and Poroshenko 11.9%; 12.8% would ignore the election if Klitschko would not run for mayor.Almost third of Kyiv residents want Klitschko as city mayor, says poll, Interfax-Ukraine (8 July 2013)

A poll conducted from 22 to 28 March 2014, by "RATING", showed that out of the potential candidates at the time, Mykola Katerynchuk was the most popular among voters: 12% of those who intended to vote would cast their ballots for him.Больше половины киевлян собираются участвовать в выборах мэра Киева - опрос The poll gave 11% to Anatoliy Hrytsenko, 8% to Oleh Lyashko, 8% to Volodymyr Bondarenko, 8% to Yuriy Lutsenko, 5% to Volodymyr Makeyenko, 4% to Vyacheslav Kyrylenko, 4% to Lesya Orobets, 3% to Andriy Illyenko, 2% to Tetiana Montian and 1% to I. Lutsenko. The relevance of this poll is limited as at the time, Klitschko was not among the potential candidates for mayor, and several of the potential candidates then went on to register as candidates for the 2014 presidential election.

Kyiv City Council According to a poll conducted by Razumkov Center from 11 to 17 April 2014 (of the voters who had already determined their choice), 42.1% would vote for UDAR, 15.4% for Fatherland, 9.7% for Svoboda, 8.2% for Solidarity, 6.4% for European Party of Ukraine, 3.8% for Radical Party of Oleh Lyashko, 3.1% for Civil Position; Right Sector was close to the 3% barrier, since it had the support of 2.8% of those polled.Poll: Seven parties surmount 3% barrier at elections to Kyiv council under party lists, Interfax-Ukraine (25 April 2014)

Results

Mayoral election

City Council election 35 parties took part in these elections. 10 parties won seats. Those seats were won in 60 majority constituencies and another 60 on party lists. Several parties, among them Party of Regions, disappeared from the local parliament.

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2014 Kyiv local election

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