Lavrov: Russia is concerned about the penetration of radical parties in the Ukrainian Parliament

Getting radical ultra-nationalist factions in the Ukrainian Parliament after the election, causing intense displeasure, said the head of the Ministry of foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation S. Lavrov..

" I wouldn't call it a victory, and said, as is customary in such cases, that he has overcome the threshold in the Verkhovna Rada as well as other radical party " Svoboda " Oleg Tyagnibok. If I'm not mistaken, each of them received a little less than 6%. Most were expecting a party of Oleh Liashko will take second place. But it turned out not as planned these radical ultra-nationalist groups." Hit " these parties in the Verkhovna Rada quite strong dissatisfaction, " said he in an interview to television channel Life News and the newspaper " Izvestia ".

Lavrov recalled that when in 2012 the party " Freedom " was elected to the Verkhovna Rada, " from Brussels calls were made to other political forces not to cooperate with her because of her ultra-nationalist views.

" anyway, the revolution in Kiev at the end of February of the current year was made a coalition with the participation of the party Oleh Tiahnybok, and its results were supported by the Europeans. For this reason, we were alarmed that such acquiescence will allow the radicals to gain more votes than they got in the end. I hope that in this was manifested the wisdom of the Ukrainian people, who recognized the true intentions of Oleg Lyashko and those with him ", - noted the head of the Ministry of foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation.

on Sunday, Ukraine held parliamentary elections. For a five-year period was chosen 423 parliamentarians: 198 - in single-member constituencies and 225 party list with reduced barrier of 5%.

The Ukrainian authorities have realized that you will not be able to hold elections in half of the electoral districts of Donetsk and Lugansk regions due to the military conflict between the Ukrainian security forces and militias.


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