Ukraine's CEC opens account for parliamentary candidates, names amount of cash deposit

The parliamentary election campaign in Ukraine started on May 24.

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The Central Election Commission (CEC) of Ukraine has opened an account for making a cash deposit for parliamentary candidates.

Account details have been posted on the CEC's official website.

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It is noted a party that nominates an electoral list of parliamentary candidates in the nation-wide district must pay a deposit in the amount of UAH 4.17 million (US$156,608) to the CEC.

The amount of a deposit for candidates in single-mandate districts is UAH 41,730 ($1,586).

As UNIAN reported earlier, Ukraine's new President Volodymyr Zelensky on May 21 signed a decree disbanding the Verkhovna Rada, Ukraine's parliament.

On May 23, the decree on the early termination of the powers of the Verkhovna Rada and the appointment of early elections on July 21, 2019 was published in the government's official newspaper Uriadovy Kurier.

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