The Project was implemented at public consulting rooms of the CVU, where lawyers and attorneys specialized in the election (constitutional) law rendered qualified assistance to clients. Voter’s Protection Service operated in 20 regions of Ukraine, in particular, in Donetsk, Dnipropetrovsk, Volyn, Vinnytsa, Zhytomyr, Zaporizhzha, Zakarpattya, Luhansk, Odesa, Poltava, Rivne, Ternopil, Kherson, Khmelnytskyi, Sumy, Chernihiv, Chernivtsi, Cherkasy oblasts and the Autonomous Republic of Crimea, Sevastopol city. From November 2005 to May 2006, they gave legal advice to more than 5,000 persons.

In April 2006, the CVU monitored appeals against results of the parliamentary and local elections, causes and outcomes of such claims. Active members of the CVU monitored the process in all oblasts of Ukraine, the Autonomous Republic of Crimea, Kyiv and Sevastopol cities.

During the parliamentary and local elections in 2006, the CVU implemented the number of programs aimed to monitor the campaign, reveal any drawbacks in organization of the election, strengthen openness and fairness of the election process, protect rights of citizens and raise awareness of voters.

Basing on the results of long-term observation Committee of voters of Ukraine concluded that governor of Zapozhzhia oblast Yevgen Chervonenko during election campaign 2006, voting day and during vote tabulation process did not interfere the election process and did not use administrative pressure.

Local elections (especially elections of city mayors) were held with violations or other drawbacks affecting results of voting in many regions (i. e. , withdrawal of candidates from the race immediately before the polling day).

Preliminary report on findings of the ENEMO observation mission on parliament elections in Ukraine 2006.

CVU accumulated information form observers as of 4 p. m. CVU is anxious about violations ob observers’ rights, and reminds about criminal responsibility.

Election Day was peaceful and without report of

serious fraud and violence. However ENEMO, reported that on Election Day there were significant organizational and technical problems.

The voting for parliamentary and local elections took place and was conducted under free and transparent conditions. CVU registered very few acts of pressure on voters, members of election commissions, mass media and observers.

Up to 19 p. m. the situation at most vote stations became better, the queues decreased. However, lack of bulletins on some vote stations became a problem. Besides, at some stations the boxes weren’t big enough to contain all the bulletins.

The most evident drawback in organization of the voting process is queues at polling stations. It is the common problem for all regions. The CVU expects that voting will continue until midnight as such rates.

The voting on parliament and local elections in Ukraine started at 7 a. m. March 26. In general, the vote stations opened on time, however, about 20 per cent of stations opened with certain delay, as soon as pre-election meetings were prolonged.

OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights Election Observation Mission for Parliamentary Elections in Ukraine published it`s third Interim Report. Full text attached.

14. 03. 06. Kyiv. “The situation with vote station commissions’ forming and work remains disastrous”, – the Chairman of the Committee of voter of Ukraine Igor Popov said during the press-conference. According him almost all the vote station commissions star.

OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights Election Observation Mission for Parliamentary Elections in Ukraine published it`s second Interim Report. Full text attached.