Elections
People of a new amalgamated Opishnya community in Poltava Oblast learn about responsibilities and powers of local officials they are to elect, as well as how the election process is to take place – at an awareness raising event, organized by the OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine. 11 December 2018 (inna Sokolovska/OSCE) Photo details
Free and fair elections are key to public trust in state institutions and serve as a tool to ensure the responsiveness of the government to the needs of citizens. They are crucial to Ukraine’s stability, in view of the ongoing decentralization reform that envisages the redistribution of power from the central to local levels to increase opportunities for and responsibilities of local authorities.
The Co-ordinator helps to improve election administration processes by equipping election commissioners with the necessary skills, knowledge and e-governance tools. The Co-ordinator supports the reform of legislation and regulations in line with international standards and conducts awareness-raising activities to inform citizens on the reform’s agenda, voter rights and electoral procedures. An important sphere of assistance is the protection of the State Voter Register and other elements of electoral IT-infrastructure from modern cybersecurity threats.