“The Central Election Commission initiates the introduction of additional requirements for candidates for the post of President of Ukraine and People’s Deputies. In particular, during registration, they must submit a special statement about the presence or absence of ties with the Russian Federation or other states that may pose a threat to the territorial integrity and sovereignty of Ukraine. The CEC emphasizes that such an initiative is aimed at increasing transparency”, — write on: ua.news
The Central Election Commission initiates the introduction of additional requirements for candidates for the post of President of Ukraine and People’s Deputies. In particular, during registration, they must submit a special statement about the presence or absence of ties with the Russian Federation or other states that may pose a threat to the territorial integrity and sovereignty of Ukraine.
The CEC emphasizes that such an initiative is aimed at increasing the transparency of the election process and protecting national security.
This is reported by the CEC.
As explained by the CEC, during registration, the candidate must submit a statement, which will address the presence or absence of circumstances related to their participation in armed aggression against Ukraine, cooperation with the aggressor state or its occupation administration, receiving funds to finance the election campaign from the aggressor state or another foreign state, their legal entities or individuals, as well as other actions that may indicate a threat to the constitutional order, democratic system, independence, territorial integrity and sovereignty of Ukraine.
“The form and content of such a statement can be established by the commission, or the circumstances to be declared by the candidate, in the event that the legislator supports such an approach, must be determined at the level of the law in order to ensure proper legal certainty and the same application of requirements to the process of informing voters about the activities of candidates during the aggression of the Russian Federation against Ukraine,” the statement reads.
It is noted that examples of information that the candidate must report during registration may include, in particular, circumstances related to the presence of the status of a suspect or accused of committing international crimes against Ukraine or public denial or approval of such crimes; participation in armed, party, public formations of the aggressor state; holding positions in the authorities of the aggressor state or its occupation administration; facilitating the organization or holding of illegal elections or referenda in the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine; providing financial, organizational or other support to the armed forces or other formations of the aggressor state; carrying out economic, media or political activities in the interests of the aggressor state or its occupying administration; as well as other dangerous for the state and society actions or forms of cooperation with the aggressor state.
The Election Commission believes that the final and balanced definition of such a list is possible based on the results of an inclusive parliamentary and expert dialogue, taking into account democratic election standards and objective consideration of the forced conditions in which Ukrainian citizens lived during the temporary occupation. At the same time, responsibility in the form of refusal of registration will arise only in the event of failure to submit such an application, and cancellation of registration – in the event that the court establishes the fact that the candidate concealed the relevant information.
If such an approach is supported, it is considered necessary to supplement the second paragraph of Chapter 11, Section II of the Code of Administrative Procedure of Ukraine with a new article, in which to determine the peculiarities of the proceedings in such cases, in particular, the urgency of their consideration by analogy with the rules established for the consideration of election cases, given the speed of the election process.
The CEC explains that the submission of the relevant application by the candidates for the post of the President of Ukraine and to the People’s Deputies of Ukraine is one of the possible ways to ensure the voters’ right to complete and objective information about the candidates.
“This approach was previously discussed at the expert level within the framework of measures initiated by non-governmental organizations, parliamentary committees and other state institutions. At the same time, the commission draws attention to the expediency of consideration within the parliamentary format of both this and other possible approaches aimed at strengthening the protection of election processes in Ukraine in the context of countering Russian aggression and overcoming its consequences, in particular, the possibility of establishing additional grounds for canceling the registration of candidates,” the statement reads.
In Ukraine, the working group for the preparation of the elections met again.
In Ukraine, there is still no technical or legal possibility to vote in the presidential elections through the Diya application. The idea is discussed only publicly, and no concrete steps are taken to implement it.
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