The video of a beautiful mayoral candidate writhing around on a bed has emerged just days before potential voters go to the polls.

It shows Valeria Prokopenko, 21, who wants to become the next mayor of Odessa in south-west Ukraine, stripping down to her underwear and dancing to pop music.

The jobless law graduate claims she made the video to compete in a beauty contest known as 'Miss Olymp' and did not expect it to surface before the elections on Sunday.

The video of beautiful mayoral candidate Valeria Prokopenko (pictured) writhing around on a bed has emerged just days before potential voters go to the polls

Prokopenko (pictured), 21, wants to become the next mayor of Odessa in south-west Ukraine

The two minute-long video begins with Prokopenko rolling around on top of her bed in a vest and grey leggings.

For most of it, she strolls around the apartment in black pants and a loose-fitting t-shirt - flaunting her legs as a cameraman follows her very closely from behind.

It is suspected an opponent posted it on the internet to damage her chances, but the raunchy footage could have the opposite effect.

Her smouldering looks once drew her to the attention of Russian producers, who wanted her to feature in one of the videos for the pop band, 'Ruki Vverh'.

Prokopenko (pictured) claimed she made the video for a beauty contest and did not expect it to be published before the election on October 25