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Opora, the largest domestic election monitoring group, has found too many violations to call the local election democratic, fair or transparent.

"There have been so many violations that we cannot say that it was democratic, transparent and open," Opora spokesman Dmitry Gnap told the Kyiv Post.

The elections in Ivano-Frankivsk, several cities in Cherkasy Oblast and Kyiv Oblast shoud be re-run, he said.

"Numerous organizational problems noted by Opora observers during the day of voting may be sufficient grounds to contest the result of the election at certain polling precincts and election constituencies," Opora head Olha Ajvazovska said earlier today.

For example, Ajvazovska said two polling precincts in Vinnitsa Oblast did not receive ballots for voting in two races.

Opora is a nonpartisan, nongovernmental organization. Since September, Opora activists have launched a long-term observation campaign, with more than 1,000 observers watching the election process and vote count on the day of election, Oct. 31.