Brian Mefford: Special elections & CEC surprises
Parliament has set special elections to fill vacancies in seven districts across the country for July 17th. The vacancies were created due to ministerial appointments, elections to other offices, and a death. The special elections will take place in Volyn District #23 (villages around Manevychi), Dnipropetrovsk District #27 (October Rayon of Dnipropetrovsk City), Ivano Frankivsk District #85 (Kalush City), Luhansk District #114 in Stanytsya Luhanska, Poltava District #151 (town of Lokhvytsya), Kherson District #183 (Korabelnoy Rayon in Kherson City), and Chernihiv District #206 (Chernihiv City).