On April 2, a rally of representatives of political parties and blocs and candidates for the post of Lutsk city mayor took place on Theater Square in Lutsk. The speakers expressed protest against election falsification and demanded a recount of votes or the holding of repeat elections for city mayor. This was reported by the Western Information Corporation's own correspondent.
Activists of the regional organization of the Ukrainian Republican Party "Sobor" and the Lutsk city organization of the All-Ukrainian Union "Batkivshchyna" took part in the rally. Rally participants held banners reading "We were deceived again!", "Our region deserves honest elections!", "No to falsification! No to lies!" and others.
Candidates for the post of Lutsk city mayor Hennadiy Kozhevnikov, Oleh Boyko, Volodymyr Lytvyniuk, as well as the authorized representative of candidate Anton Kryvytskyi, spoke before those present.
Hennadiy Kozhevnikov cited specific examples at polling stations which, in his opinion, indicate election falsification. He noted that he has complaints about about half of the precinct protocols, in which there are discrepancies, clarifications and corrections.
In total, the number of missing and uncounted ballots at all Lutsk polling stations, according to his calculations, amounts to 9,672 votes. Thanks to these votes, 2-3 more political forces could have entered the Lutsk city council.
Volodymyr Lytvyniuk spoke about the fact that a large-scale campaign of reprisals against undesirables is being conducted at the regional headquarters of the Yulia Tymoshenko Bloc: those who had their own opinion regarding the election of the city mayor are hastily removed from the BYuT lists for the regional and Lutsk city councils. He also emphasized court lawsuits caused by election falsification.
The organizers of the rally noted that they are setting up a permanently operating information post on Theater Square, where signatures will be collected for a recount of votes in the elections or for holding repeat elections.