Danego: LNR confirms readiness to discuss the elections in Donbass

The self-proclaimed LNR ready to discuss With Kiev, the issue of local elections, but Kiev itself is not consensus, the topic will rise again at the meeting of the political sub-group, said on Tuesday authorized LNR on Minsk talks Vladislav Danego.

before Tuesday, the head of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko said at a meeting with the special representative of the OSCE Martin Sajdik 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 of the self-proclaimed DND and LNR many times stated about the conduct of local elections regardless of the wishes of Kiev. Local Elections in LNR scheduled for November 1. Elections in DND will be held on October 18. Ukraine regional Elections will be held on October 25.

"The modality of these elections is discussed Since may 13. If Poroshenko insists on the fulfillment of the Minsk agreements, the flag of his hands. We only for, " said Danego. He said that LPR and DPR nonstop announce its position on the political meetings of the subgroup.

"A compromise was reached on individual theses, and continue this process has stalled somewhere around July. From this point on positive development there, and Ukraine takes a decision that the Elections will not be conducted in principle. The Verkhovna Rada gave this question is at the mercy of the CEC, although it is not the competence of the CEC - legislative act of Ukraine does not provide for the adoption of decisions of the Central election Commission. In the Constitution of Ukraine clearly States - Elections are appointed by the Verkhovna Rada, " said Danego. According to the decision of the Kiev Elections on 25 October will not take place on uncontrolled territories of Donetsk and Lugansk regions. The list of the Kiev-controlled cities in the Donbass, which will Be held Local Elections, makes the Ukrainian Central election Commission.

According to Danego, Ukrainian law does not fit because " it involves those parties that campaigned to destroy our residents, who proved to be quite aggressive and continue to insist on all this ".

authorized Lugansk added that the elections will be further discussed at meetings of the contact group in Minsk." The political sub-group prepares materials for consideration by the contact group. Will their results - we will talk about something. At the level of the contact group, " He said." We are ready to discuss, ready to consensus. In our understanding of consensus is the holding of elections, as it provides a set of measures ", - noted Danego.


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