Ignatov, A.V. Specific legal features of repeated elections of the President of Ukraine: notes of an international observer.

Abstract: Ukrainian Presidential elections of 2004 were recognised by the experts as a key political event of the year even before the start of the elections. After the six-month long election campaign and three rounds of elections, one can’t but recognise that Ukrainian Presidentials were a sensational event in the history of elections not only for Ukraine, but for many countries in the world. Legally speaking, decisions of higher government bodies after the repeated election of 21 November, 2004 and problems of implementation of these decisions seem most interesting ones for analysis. This article concerns legal peculiarities of the “third round” of the Ukrainian Presidential elections. Its author provides us with critical analysis of Ukrainian legislation on election (including temporary amendments) and of the Decision of the Supreme Court of Ukraine of 3 December, 2004, which scheduled repeated elections.