In the LC begins the nomination of candidates for participation in local elections

In the self-proclaimed Luhansk people's Republic begins the Nomination of candidates for participation in the local elections, scheduled for November 1 - in candidates for 14 posts of heads of municipal And district administrations is five days.

in neighboring Donetsk Republic, where local Elections will be held on October 18, the Registration of candidates is already underway, there is supposed to be 17 chapters choose cities And regions. Started the election campaign in local elections, And Ukraine, where local Elections are planned for 25 October, will be the most ambitious - will be elected the deputies of regional, district and city councils, village councils, and mayors of cities And districts.

Kiev previously declared the holding of elections on uncontrolled territories in Donbas as illegitimate And said that their implementation would mean the output of the militia of the Minsk process And the outcome. The Russian foreign Ministry believe that the decision of the DND AND LNR to hold Elections does not mean that there is no chance for dialogue with Kiev.


Registration of candidates in local elections in Lugansk Republic will last from 5 to 10 October, said Tuesday the head of the Central election Commission LNR Sergii Koziakov

"Nomination of candidates takes place from 25 to 29 September, then from September 30 to October 4, the documents shall be provided to the CEC, And from 5 to 10 October Registration ", - He said.

Koziakov said that the candidate has the opportunity to be removed from the election if found to be circumstances that come into conflict with the conditions of nomination specified in the "Law On elections" LPR.

Firm campaign begins immediately after the end of registration And election is Over yesterday, October 30.

according to the decree of the head of LNR Igor Plotnitsky, November 1 Elections Chapter 14 urban And district administrations LC. According to Carpenter, the remaining stages of the local elections will take place later, when it formed need rules - Both political And financial." Elections November 1 - is the 1st stage of local elections, behind him are obliged to follow the Election of deputies to the Soviets of different levels, and also village heads And so on, " He said.

Power DND AND LNR has stated many times About the conduct of its local elections regardless of the wishes of Kiev And explained that Kiev is in the hands of individual adopted the law " On local elections ", not agreeing with Lugansk And Donetsk, which does not comply with the Minsk agreements. A complex of measures on implementation of Minsk agreements of February 12, obliges the Ukrainian Authorities to engage in direct dialogue with the authorized DND AND LNR, for example in the local elections.


Kiev announced in advance of the elections in uncontrolled territories as illegitimate, insisting that they must pass under the Ukrainian laws in Accordance with the Minsk agreements And at the same time throughout the country. The Ukrainian authorities have stated that the local Elections on October 25 will not be out of their control on the territories of Donetsk And Lugansk regions, and likewise in settlements of Donbass, where it is impossible to provide security voters And members of election commissions.

Wednesday 1st Vice-speaker of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Andriy paruby said that the elections in LNR AND DND will mean the unilateral withdrawal of militia from Minsk accords And agreements gap.

against this background, on 22 September, the Authorities of the breakaway republics made a proposal to Kiev " compromise ": to make the most of local elections of deputies of councils of different levels in DND AND LNR on February 21, that, according to their vision, will correspond to the Ukrainian legislation. As Carpenter said, the proposed date of 21 February is not contrary to the laws of Ukraine And, after Elections that day, the Authorities LNR reveal a path to compromise.

"We took into account the timing of procedures in strict accordance with the legislative acts of Ukraine procedure for amending the Constitution, the VR regulations, the timing of the announcement And preparation of the elections. Makes 21 February ", - reported in circulation Carpenter. According to the Ukrainian law, Elections must be held for sixty days, and 50 days for the election process begins.

The Commissioner of the Lugansk Republic in Minsk talks Vladislav Danego said that the initiative About the possibility of holding elections on 21 February does not negate the need to hold Elections scheduled before November 1, the heads of a number of areas." February 21 - the date before which technically to hold the Elections will not succeed, " said Danego.

He explained that this date is Obtained from the calculation of the time required for the adoption of all laws that envisaged by the Minsk agreements. Danego expressed hope that Kyiv will take a more constructive position on the elections And the implementation of the Minsk agreements in General after LC announced this date.

Officially Kyiv has not responded to the offer LPR AND DPR elections On February 21. On Thursday the head of Ukraine said that " the fake Elections in the occupied territories of Donbass will destroy the peace process ".

at the same time the official authorized Russian foreign Ministry Maria Zakharova said that the decision of the self-proclaimed DND AND LNR to hold local Elections on October 18 And November 1 and not completely in February 2016, does not mean that the chance to continue the exchange of political views with Kiev anymore." We believe that such a step leaves the chances of the continuation of discussions on key problems of a political settlement to overcome the existing differences, And for this reason they should use it, " she said.


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