Carpentry: LNR able to hold elections with international standards
The self-proclaimed Luhansk national Republic in the state to hold elections in compliance with all international norms, said on the first day of the week Last news the head LNR Igor Carpentry.
Autumn in Ukraine scheduled local elections. While Kiev has appointed them on 25 October, the Authorities LNR - on November 1, DND - on October 18. Kiev have said before, that Donetsk and Lugansk are obliged to dispense with the holding of local elections, and tried to convince them to immediately begin discussions on the modalities of their conduct according to the Ukrainian laws. The authorities DND and LNR many times stated about the conduct of local elections regardless of the wishes of Kiev. On the first day of the week Carpenter signed a decree on holding the elections on 1 November, this day will choose Chapter 14 urban and district administrations.
"Taking an opinion on the appointment of the election date, I am clearly aware that we are able to provide their holding at a decent level, in compliance with all international norms, With the assistance of observers from all countries and world organizations, strictly follow the obligations of the complex of measures on execution of the Minsk agreements," said Carpenter.
according to him, the elections in the Republic is not only an important step in state construction, but a serious test for any society of the maturity and commitment to the canons of the rule of law and democracy.
at rallies in early April of this past year the residents of Donetsk and Lugansk regions of Ukraine, do not recognise the legitimacy of the February coup, announced the development of " people's republics ". After held in may referendum of the Republic declared its sovereignty, put together their own authorities. The second of November in DND and LNR elections of heads of republics and deputies of the parliaments.
Kiev DND and LNR will not recognize. The Ukrainian authorities in April last year began military action against the republics. According to the summary data of the UN, the victims of the conflict began about 7, 9 thousand people. The first of September in the Donbass started another ceasefire, which the parties to the conflict agreed during the meeting of the contact group on settling the situation in Ukraine, held on August 26 in Minsk.