Great Britain will help Ukraine hold its first elections after the end of the war with Russia: the election commissions of the two countries have signed a new cooperation agreement - a memorandum of understanding, which should strengthen the Ukrainian electoral process.
The Central Election Commission of Ukraine confirmed that the new agreement"will facilitate our cooperation and, through the exchange of experience and the implementation of best practices, will help strengthen democratic values in Ukraine," it writes. Express .
Calling it a"landmark moment," the commission added that it was also about countering disinformation, as well as helping to organize voting from abroad, as millions of Ukrainians still have refugee status in other countries.
"Fears of Russian interference in the upcoming Ukrainian elections will inevitably play a significant role in the campaign," the material says.
The publication reports that the assistance may also extend to issues of regulating campaign financing, ballot and candidate security. And the head of the Central Election Commission of Ukraine, Oleg Didenko, added that the memorandum"will allow us to effectively and efficiently prepare for the most difficult elections in the history of our country."
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UNIAN previously reported that how will the elections be held after the end of the war. The task is to hold elections that will meet international standards as closely as possible in a situation where the security situation will not yet fully correspond to pre-war conditions.
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