The state security agency stated that the ongoing elections in Luhansk and Donetsk are illegitimate.
"[The elections] are held under the guise of foreign pseudo-observers that are already [declared] or will be declared persona non grata on the territory of Ukraine," SBU said in a statement.
On Sunday, the self-proclaimed Donetsk and Luhansk people's republics are electing their regional leaders and legislative bodies.
One hundred observers from a number of European countries and the United States have arrived in the region to monitor the elections.......................http://en.ria.ru/politics/20141102/195007386/Kiev-to-Declare-Observers-at-DPR-LNR-Elections-Persona-Non-Grata.html
2/11/14
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La Slovaquie refuse de reconnaître les élections dans le Donbass ...
ReplyDeleteLa Slovaquie ne reconnaît pas les élections organisées par les "républiques populaires" de Donetsk et de Lougansk, a déclaré dimanche le porte-parole du ministère slovaque des Affaires étrangères Peter Susko.
"Compte tenu du fait que la Slovaquie ne reconnaît pas l'indépendance des républiques autoproclamées dans l'est de l'Ukraine, nous ne considérons pas comme légitimes les élections séparatistes tenues dans cette région", a indiqué M.Susko.
Lire la suite: http://french.ruvr.ru/news/2014_11_02/La-Slovaquie-refuse-de-reconnaitre-les-elections-dans-le-Donbass-0458/
2/11/14
Voter turnout at elections in Lugansk People’s Republic reaches 61.74% ...
ReplyDeleteVoter turnout at the Sunday elections of the head of republic and to the People’s Assembly /legislature/ of the self-proclaimed Lugansk People’s Republic (LPR) was 61.74%, head of the LPR Central Election Commission Sergei Kozyakov said.
As of 20:00 Moscow time, as many as 628,138 people took part in the polling.
He also said that as many as 3,543 people took part at the polling at a temporary accommodation centre in Russia’s southern city of Rostov-on-Don. The turnout there was 67.6%. A total of 686 people more took part in the voting at a polling station in a temporary accommodation centre in Russia’s Voronezh (turnout of 69.5%), and 2,435 people - in Russia’s Belgorod (turnout of 70.01%)..............http://en.itar-tass.com/world/757896
2/11/14
Europe Will Have to Face Facts on Elections in Eastern Ukraine: Austrian Observer...
ReplyDeleteAn Austrian observer said Europe will have to accept the facts in regard to elections held Sunday in the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic in eastern Ukraine.
"It is the greatest mistake in history to ignore facts. After a time the European governments will have to face the facts, they will have to accept the facts," Ewald Stadtler said in regard to Europe acknowledging the elections in Donetsk.
"After a cooling down period, they will have negotiations with the elected representatives of the Donetsk Republic because you can't ignore a political party, well, maybe one month, but not for a year," Stadtler added................http://en.ria.ru/politics/20141102/195017059/Europe-Will-Have-to-Face-Facts-on-Elections-in-Eastern-Ukraine.html
Наблюдатель из США: изменение отношения Вашингтона к ДНР и ЛНР - это вопрос времени.....
DeleteВашингтон может изменить свое отношение к статусу провозглашенных Донецкой и Луганской народных республик. Такую точку зрения высказал наблюдавший за ходом выборов в ЛНР издатель американского журнала "US - Ukraine Observer" Фрэнк Абернати.
По мнению наблюдателя из США, проблема в предвзятости: американский истэблишмент уверен, что происходит вторжение России на Украину, что уничтожает украинскую демократию. На вопрос, как можно изменить американский подход, он ответил: "Это вопрос времени"..............http://itar-tass.com/mezhdunarodnaya-panorama/1548832
2/11/14
The United States may change its relation to the status of the self-proclaimed Donetsk and Lugansk People’s Republics, a US observer at Sunday’s elections has said....
Delete“This is a matter of time” Frank Abernathy, publisher of the US - Ukraine Observer magazine, said.
He said the polls held in both republics on Sunday to elect their heads and representatives of legislative bodies were fair.
An Austrian observer, Ewald Stadtler, said at a press conference that Europe will later have to establish dialogue with the legitimately elected leadership of the Donetsk People’s Republic.
Some 300 representatives of Greece, Slovakia, Serbia, the Czech Republic, France, the United States, Israel, Germany and Montenegro observed the elections on Sunday.
Russia did not send an official mission to the elections, but lawmakers of the lower house of parliament, the State Duma, came there on a non-official visit.
http://en.itar-tass.com/world/757924
3/11/14
Voting at some polling stations in Lugansk People’s Republic extended for one more hour ...
ReplyDeleteThe Central Election Commission of the self-proclaimed Lugansk People’s Republic has decided to extend the voting at the elections of the LPR head and to the republic’s parliament for one more hour, till 23:00 Moscow time, at a number of polling stations where people are still queuing to have an opportunity to cast their votes.
The majority of polling stations however were closed at 22:00 Moscow time, one hour after the originally planned closing time.
The voter turnout it the Lugansk People’s Republic (LPR) was 61.74%, head of the LPR Central Election Commission Sergei Kozyakov said...................http://en.itar-tass.com/world/757901
2/11/14
Foreign Observers Surprised With Kiev’s Intention to Declare Them Pesona Non Grata....
ReplyDeleteThe foreign observers, monitoring the elections in the self-proclaimed Luhansk and Donetsk people's republics in eastern Ukraine expressed concern over Kiev's intention to declare them persona non grata.
Earlier on Sunday, the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) announced Kiev's plans to declare international monitors at the elections in Donbas persona non grata on the territory of Ukraine.
"I feel sorry that I was blacklisted [by Kiev authorities], as I was previously observing the elections in Ukraine several times. I only monitor the election process. If I saw some violations, I would report. My duty is to protect the rights of the people," Italian lawmaker Lucio Malan said Sunday.
The Member of European Parliament, Jean-Luc Shefhauzen, said that declaring the observers persona non grata by Kiev is contrary to the idea of peace and does not meet the concept of federalism, because federalism is an ability of citizens to determine their own future..................http://en.ria.ru/politics/20141103/195021440/Foreign-Observers-Surprised-With-Kievs-Intention-to-Declare-Them-Pesona-Non-Grata.html
2/11/14