Poroshenko: elections in the Donbass must be due to the new law
The head of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko believes that Local Elections in the Donbass must be in Accordance with the signed yesterday by the legislative act on the special order of the local government in some areas of Donetsk and Lugansk regions.
The law " on special order of the local government in some areas of Donetsk and Lugansk regions " is entered at the time of 3 years. Its main stated goal is " the development of conditions for the speedy normalization of the situation, restore the rule of law, constitutional rights and freedoms of Citizens, development of conditions for the return of citizens, restore livelihoods in human settlements and development of these territories ".
" Local Elections that must be held in Donetsk, must be based on law, which I had signed. Elections must be held on the territory, which is defined Minsk Protocol on 19 September, " said Milan Poroshenko.
Elections of deputies of the parliaments and heads of the self-proclaimed Donetsk and Lugansk national republics must pass 2 of November of the current year. In DND and LNR first claimed scheduled for October 26, extraordinary Elections to the Verkhovna Rada on their territory will not. The Central election Commission of Ukraine has recognized the impossibility of holding elections to the Parliament in 14 of the 32 electoral districts of Donbass.
Deputy Prime Minister DND Andrey Burgin stated that the head of Ukraine signed the Law on the special status of Donetsk and Lugansk regions as amended, making It meaningless, " because the areas that are subject to the rights of special status in the law not specified ".