Elections in Ukraine shall be free. Citizens of Ukraine shall be provided with conditions for free formation of their will and its free expression when voting.
Citizens of Ukraine shall have the right to freely campaign for or against candidates and parties (party organizations) that are electoral subjects in the respective election process; to freely and comprehensively discuss the election programs of candidates and parties (party organizations), as well as political, business and personal qualities of candidates. Candidates and parties (party organizations) that are electoral subjects in the respective election process shall have the right to freely campaign with due observance of provisions of this Code.
Violence, threats, fraud, bribery or any other actions interfering with the free formation and expression of a voter’s will shall be prohibited.
Military servicemen (except for servicemen of military units (formations) stationed outside Ukraine and in other cases provided for by this Code) shall vote at regular election precincts located outside military units (formations).
In order to ensure conditions for free expression of a voter’s will, on the day of voting military conscripts shall be granted a leave, the duration of which shall be no less than four hours, so that they can take part in the voting within the time period for voting specified by this Code.
