Local elections in the breakaway DND will be considered valid Even in those areas, the minimum of which is controlled by the militia, told reporters the head of the National Council DND Andrey Purgin.

"Even if a smaller portion of the district is located on our territory, in the end it will be the election of the district, and we assume that they originated in this part of the district," he said.

Purgin added that the issue of subordination of parts until not brought up for discussion.

The head of the DND Alexander Zakharchenko have said before, that elections of heads of cities and districts of the people's Republic will be held on October 18. The head of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko believes that the holding of local elections in the breakaway DND and LNR will carry devastating consequences for the process of de-escalation in Donbas. For its part the authorities of the people's republics of Donbass believe that Local elections do not threaten the peace process.

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