Delays in judicial reform could halt Ukraine’s European integration course.
The Center for political analysis «Observatory of Democracy» sums up the results of the first approbation of the Electoral Code on the material of the local elections 2020 in the Kharkiv region.
Reform of the judiciary and judicial governance authorities was identified as one of the vectors of economic development of Ukraine until 2030 – the position of the Government.
October 2017 – the date of the official start of the UPLAN Civic Network of Public Law and Administration.
Parliament has no comprehensive decisions to overcome the consequences of the decision of the Constitutional Court on e-declaration. However, there are 24 draft laws.
Local elections in Ukraine traditionally see lower voter turnout than parliamentary or presidential races, but the 2020 elections marked a record low — 36.88% compared to 46.5% in 2015.
Draft laws No. 4292 and No. 4293, aimed at the implementation of the decision of the Constitutional Court No. 13-r/2020 cannot be supported.
President Zelensky’s party “Servant of the People” failed to curb the power of local mayors in Ukrainian local elections on October 25th.
Introduction of life imprisonment for corruption crimes will not solve the problem but will exacerbate it.
Oleksandr Marusiak, expert of the Centre of Policy and Legal Reform, analysed the history of the presidential elections in Ukraine and the peculiarities of the presidents’ terms in office specifically for the Canadian Institute of Ukrainian Studies.