Snap parliamentary elections underway in Ukraine

Voting has begun in the Ukrainian parliamentary election. Polling stations opened at 08:00 local time in 199 constituencies.

A total of 34 mln Ukrainian citizens are included in the voter register. The voting is taking place under a mixed majority-proportional system.

According to Ukraine’s Central Election Commission, as many as 1,602 members of international organizations and 117 observers representing foreign countries are monitoring the election.