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Calling Snap Kharkiv City Mayoral Election Over Kernes’ Death Might Take Years – Opora Head Aivazovska

Calling Snap Kharkiv City Mayoral Election Over Kernes’ Death Might Take Years – Opora Head Aivazovska

Calling of snap Kharkiv city mayoral election due to the death of Kharkiv city mayor, Hennadii Kernes, might take years.

Head of the Opora civil network, Olha Aivazovska, has written this on Facebook, Ukrainian News Agency reports.

She said that the law on local self-governance envisions that in case a city mayor is dismissed over his removal or death, city mayoral authorities are fulfilled by the secretary of the respective local council.

She added that calling a snap election is of responsibility of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine and might take years according to experience.

As Ukrainian News Agency earlier reported, Kharkiv City Council Secretary, Ihor Terekhov, will remain acting Kharkiv city mayor over Kharkiv city mayor Hennadii Kernes’ death.

At the same time, he failed to comment on calling of repeat city mayoral election in Kharkiv.

The Kharkiv City Council confirms that Kharkiv city mayor Hennadii Kernes has passed away.

He said he did not know when the body would be returned to Kharkiv.

Businessman Pavlo Fuks says that Kharkiv city mayor Hennadii Kernes has passed away.

Kernes fell ill with Covid-19 and on September 17 was delivered to the Charité clinic in Germany.

On December 11, he had renal failure.