President of Ukraine: Local elections should be held on a new administrative and territorial basis

On September 2, during a meeting with the leadership of the Verkhovna Rada, the Cabinet of Ministers, law enforcement agencies, the President of Ukraine instructed the Government and Parliament to complete the decentralization process, the Association of Ukrainian Cities reported.

V. Zelensky outlined the following tasks: “Immediate completion of the decentralization process. Including amendments to the Constitution of Ukraine, transfer of real power, finances and resources to local communities. Completion of sectoral decentralization. Bringing services closer to every community resident."

He also emphasized: “We have to define the final boundaries of the state administrative-territorial system formation, to define the borders of each administrative-territorial unit. We need to complete the formation of territorial communities and reform local executive bodies, which, among other things, should control the legitimacy of local government decisions.”

The head of the state emphasized that it is necessary to hold local elections on a new administrative-territorial basis.

All these orders must be fulfilled in 2019-2020.