CEC Chairman Didenko explained who could run in the elections, and answered Arestovich

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The chairman of the Central Election Commission Oleg Didenko explained who can run in the presidential elections and to the Verkhovna Rada in Ukraine, noting that citizens who have left abroad and have the status of protection in other countries cannot be candidates in this election.

Source: interview with Didenko UP

Direct language: « As of now, persons who have left cannot run either in the presidential or parliamentary elections. Because, according to the Constitution and the Electoral Code, the fact of permanent residence in the territory of Ukraine for the last 5 or 10 years is required. »

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Details: According to Didenko, the Constitution and the Electoral Code require that the candidate resides permanently in Ukraine depending on the type of election. Traveling abroad during the war is not a ground for exclusion from this rule.

Didenko also clarified that there was an exception for those who left for treatment, training or business trip. In such cases, if the departure does not exceed 180 days a year or 90 days at a time, it is not considered an interruption of residence in Ukraine.

In addition, the CEC Chairman commented on the possibility of running for persons who were members of prohibited parties or under the sanctions of the NSDC.

He explained that parties, prohibited by court decisions, could not register their electoral lists, but there is no direct ban on persons who are under sanctions.

In the context of this, Didenko also answered questions about Alexei Arestovich. He confirmed that people who have gone abroad and have no official grounds for staying in Ukraine cannot be candidates, and Arestovich is no exception.

Read a full interview: CEC Chairman Oleg Didenko: post -war elections are not a place for experiments