In the 2020 Kyiv local election (set for 25 October 2020) Popov was a candidate for Mayor of Kyiv nominated by Opposition Platform — For Life. Two former heads of the Kyiv City State Administration have been registered as candidates for mayors of Kyiv, Ukrayinska Pravda (26 September 2020)Rada appoints next elections to local self-govt bodies for Oct 25, Interfax-Ukraine (15 July 2020) In the election he received 68,757 votes, securing second place but losing the election to incumbent Mayor Vitali Klitschko who was re-elected in the first round of the election with 50.52% of the votes, 365,161 people had voted for him.Vitali Klitschko wins in first round of Kyiv mayor election, Ukrinform (6 November 2020)
