Opposition Bloc candidate Ihor Diatlov and Samopomich candidate Oleksandr Senkevych will compete in the second round of the Mykolaiv mayoral election, local Internet publication NikVesti has reported, citing data from the ballot results report.

According to the report which was read out on Friday by chairman of the city election commission Dmytro Zhovnerik, Diatlov received 44,764 votes and Senkevych received 25,904 votes. Incumbent Mayor Yuriy Hranaturov came third with 25,496 votes.