During three months, the studio guests – experts in the field of electoral law and media, members of the Ukrainian Parliament, members of the Central Election Commission, representatives of profile CSOs and research institutions – discussed the most acute issues related to the preparation to and organisation of the first post-war elections in Ukraine, as well as debunked manipulative election related narratives circulating in media.
Throughout the seven episodes, the first post-war elections were examined from various angles: the historical context with reflections on previous electoral processes, the legal framework for organising and conducting first post-war elections, the availability of electoral infrastructure, cybersecurity aspects, and efforts to counter hostile propaganda. Additionally, the discussions focused on war related changes in electoral demographics, election observation, and the importance of first post-war elections for Ukraine's democratic development, particularly regarding the trust in election results and their legitimacy.
All episodes of the radio programmes are available on YouTube:
Studio guest: Mr Yurii Kliuchkovskyi, S.J.D., Associate Professor, Department of General Theoretical Jurisprudence and Public Law, National University “Kyiv-Mohyla Academy”, expert on electoral matters.
Studio guests: Ms Alina Zahoruiko, Member of the Parliament of Ukraine, Deputy Chair of the Parliamentary Committee, Chair of the Subcommittee on Elections, Referenda and Other Forms of Direct Democracy of the Parliamentary Committee on the Organisation of State Power, Local Self-Government, Regional Development and Urban Planning, and Mr Volodymyr Venher, Ph.D. in Law, Dean of the Faculty of Law at the National University “Kyiv-Mohyla Academy”, expert on elections and rule of law.
Studio guests: Mr Serhii Dubovyk, Deputy Chair of the Central Election Commission, and Mr Oleksandr Fediienko, Member of the Parliament of Ukraine, member of the Parliamentary Committee on National Security, Defence and Intelligence.
Studio guests: Mr Oleksandr Burmahin, Member of the National Council of Ukraine on Television and Radio Broadcasting, and Ms Diana Dutsyk, executive director of CSO “Ukrainian Media and Communication Institute”.
Studio guests: Mr Andrii Hevko, Member of the Central Election Commission, and Mr Pavlo Romaniuk, Legal Adviser of CSO “Civil Network ‘OPORA’”.
Studio guests: Ms Viktoriia Hlushchenko, Member of the Central Election Commission, and Mr Anton Grushetskyi, Executive Director of the Kyiv International Institute of Sociology (KIIS).
Studio guests: Mr Oleh Didenko, Chair of the Central Election Commission, and Ms Olga Aivazovska, Chairperson of CSO “Civil Network ‘OPORA’”.
Series of radio programmes are also available on “UA: Ukrainian Radio” website following the link: https://ukr.radio/news.html?newsID=105083
For more information on the challenges related to preparation and organisation of post-war elections in Ukraine, please refer to the needs assessment report “Organisation and holding of elections in post-war Ukraine. Prerequisites and challenges” available via the following link: https://go.coe.int/Mp4Vk.
* Series of radio programmes were produced within the framework and with the support of the Council of Europe project “Supporting democratic post-war elections in Ukraine”, implemented within the framework of the Council of Europe Action Plan for Ukraine “Resilience, Recovery and Reconstruction” 2023 – 2026.
