Pro-Russian Separatist Zakharchenko Wins Ukraine Rebel Vote -- Reuters
(Reuters) - Pro-Russian separatist Alexander Zakharchenko has easily won an election for leadership of a breakaway republic in eastern Ukraine, the vote's organisers said on Monday.
Sunday's vote, the climax of a six-month separatist rebellion in Ukraine's industrialised east, took place in defiance of Kiev's pro-Western authorities and was certain to worsen the standoff between Russia and the West over the future of the ex-Soviet republic.
"The central election commission deems Alexander Zakharchenko to be the elected head of the Donetsk People's Republic," an election official, Roman Lyagin, told journalists in Donetsk, the separatists' political and military stronghold in eastern Ukraine.
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More News On Yesterday's Elections In Rebel Held Ukraine
Incumbent Donbass leaders Zakharchenko and Plotnitsky win elections - final results -- RT
Igor Plotnitsky wins self-proclaimed Luhansk People's Republic head elections — CEC -- ITAR-TASS
Mir Luganshchine Party Takes 69,2% of Votes in Luhansk, Plotnitsky Wins with 63,8% -- RIA Novosti
Incumbent Premier wins Donetsk People's Republic head elections — DPR CEC final results -- ITAR-TASS
Acting Prime Minister Zakharchenko Wins Donetsk Election: Election Commission -- RIA Novosti
Rebel-backed elections held in two areas of eastern Ukraine -- Boston Globe/New York Times
Ukraine Tensions Heightened By Rebel Vote -- SKY News
Ukraine Says Rebel-Held Elections Pose Threat to Peace -- Bloomberg
Russia backs Ukrainians separatists' election -- AP
Russia supports, EU condemns east Ukraine rebel polls -- Deutsche Welle
UN says elections in eastern Ukraine violate Minsk agreements -- ITAR-TASS
2 comments:
WNU,
What have you heard on the subject of the Separatist's forming or having effective government? Providing local services, power, policing, etc.
Good point James. I will be having a post on that later today.
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