PR and elections

"The difference between a statesman and politician is that politician orients towards the next election, and statesman - the next generation".

W.Cherchel

Since 1998, PRT professionals have consulted and supported:

• 3 campaigns of Presidential election in Ukraine;
• 11 campaigns of election of deputies (majority vote system);
• 2 campaigns of election of deputies (parties vote system);
• 5 campaigns of election of mayor;
• 6 campaigns of election of governors.

Particularly:

Year	Campaign
1998	Elections to the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine – successful election campaign in single-mandate district in Kiev region.
1998	Successful election campaign of the candidate for the elections of Kiev mayor. Successful election campaign of the candidate for the elections of Cherkassy mayor. Holding an international conference “Choice of Ukraine – by the world eyes”.
1999	Presidential election in Ukraine. Successful election campaign.
2002	Elections to the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine – successful election campaigns in single-mandate districts in Sumskaya, Zaporozhskaya regions and in Kiev.
2001-2006	Successful election campaigns of the elections of Zaporozhje mayor.
2006	Elections to the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine.
2008	Successful election campaign of the elections of Kiev city council. Participation in the election of Kyiv mayor. Successful election campaign of the election of Dneprodzerzhinsk mayor.

The most relevant functions:

• Diagnostics of risks and opportunities;
• Developing and realization of strategy Leader positioning;
• Realization of sociological and expert researches, focus-groups;
• Develop of key messages and their dispatch to the CA;
• Current consulting and analytics;
• Media and informational support, media communications;
• Trainings for the observers, members of electoral commissions, etc.

Election is always anti-crisis and variable project, which has relevant the entire arsenal of PR-services, where is only one constant component - the date of voting. From PRT’s experience.