Luhansk City Council

Luhansk City Council is the municipal council governing the Ukrainian city of Luhansk. The council has been de facto suspended since 2014 due to the War in Donbas and the resulting Russian occupation.

WWW gorod.lugansk.ua

History

2010 election results

On October 31, Luhansk City Council took part in the 2010 Ukrainian local elections, and the results as follows:

Party of Regions: 80.3%, 61 seats
Communist Party of Ukraine: 13.2%, 10 seats
Strong Ukraine: 2.6%, 2 seats
Front for Change: 2.6%, 2 seats
Ukraine – Forward! 1.3%, 1 seat

Suspension

In April 2014, pro-Russian separatists declared the creation of the Luhansk People's Republic. By September, Separatist forces gained control over the city and nearby areas as Ukrainian forces withdrew. Since then, the city council has been de facto suspended as Ukrainian forces do not control the city.