Will suffer if local elections in the spring?

Local elections should be held on 25 October 2015

Six months before local elections have not yet decided what system they will be held and will be held if at all.

Deputies still can't agree, or they will be held under the current law on the mixed electoral system to introduce a proportional system with open lists or will take in the spring.

The timing and the choice of a system can influence the constitutional reform fall of 2015 and electoral ratings of parties.

In the coalition agreement, lawmakers pledged to change the electoral system for local elections and to introduce proportional representation system with open lists.

If you summarize, in regional councils, city councils of regional centers and large cities (more than 300 thousand) deputies elected by proportional representation where voters will specify the number of candidates in the party list in the Bulletin.
As stated by the speaker of the Rada Volodymyr Groysman, a new proportional system with open lists will test in local elections. Still a debate about whether to introduce such a system in the district councils.

All agree that at the village level should remain majority district. However, experts suggest merging 3-5 districts into one, and the results of voting to determine a few winners.

The election of mayors propose to conduct two rounds if no candidate got 50% of the vote.

Although debate continues on which cities to extend this rule – only regional centers, depending on the number of inhabitants or at all.

Experts strongly recommend to impose restrictions or a ban on outdoor or commercial TV advertising during elections.