Overview
- The Central Election Commission said it has asked the Prosecutor General to contest Governor Evgeny Balytsky’s order removing Galina Kat’yushchenko from the regional commission.
- CEC chair Ella Pamfilova stated the decree has no legal force and called the move interference in the regional commission’s work.
- Balytsky said his decision was based on a report from the regional administration’s anti-corruption committee.
- The CEC characterized the cited issues as technical errors in a declaration that do not justify removal from office.
- Pamfilova said any concerns should have been sent to the CEC for review, and the commission maintains Kat’yushchenko remains legitimately appointed pending legal review.