On Oct. 25, Ukraine went through the first local elections after the completion of the decentralization reform and adoption of the new Electoral Code. Voters faced several challenges, including the risks associated with the COVID-19 pandemic and application of new electoral rules including the usage of new design of ballots.
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Members of a local electoral commission empty a ballot box to count votes at a polling station in Boyarka in Kyiv Oblast during the local elections on Oct. 25, 2020.
