The purpose of local elections in the breakaway Donetsk people's Republic is expected and logical step, when Kiev is Not in direct dialogue with Donbass and blocks the holding of elections, the Director of the Center for political conjuncture Alexei Chesnakov. on Wednesday the head of the DND Alexander Zakharchenko On holding local elections on October 18. For its part, the self-proclaimed head of the Luhansk national Republic Igor Carpenter said that can sign such a decree in the coming week, based on the results of the negotiations of the contact group. "The decisions of Alexander Zakharchenko On holding local elections on 18 October, followed waiting. First, Kiev in July banned the Elections in the Donbass and analysis republics, " came out of the Minsk agreements ". Secondly, (President of Ukraine Petro) Poroshenko has delayed the decision On direct dialogue with the republics, " Chesnakov said Fins news . according to him, Kiev, "manipulating the arrangements and distorting the facts," consciously built their Power structure and legislative framework without provided for by the Minsk agreements, taking into account the views of Donbass." It is not surprising that, in the end, the Republic decided that if their opinion Kiev is Not taken into account and that they do Not even want to talk, they have the opportunity to do the same ", - said the expert. Chesnakov emphasized that the Elections of local authorities for the DNR currently of critical importance, since it is necessary to prepare the infrastructure for the upcoming winter season, and what do the local Authorities." Elections are held in the most sophisticated cities of the Donetsk Republic - where is an urgent need to ensure the functioning of municipal infrastructure in the winter, and Not to expect when the head of Ukraine will understand that to measure the status is Not the best method of peaceful settlement ", - said the expert. The Ukrainian Government has appointed Elections to local authorities on 25 October. The authorities of Donetsk and Lugansk republics have many times stated About the conduct of 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 LNR and DND, which does Not comply with the Minsk agreements. The Ukrainian authorities began in April last year in the Donbass military action against dissatisfied with the coup d'etat of residents of the region. According to the summary data of the UN, the victims of the conflict began almost 7, 9 thousand people. The settlement of the situation in the Donbass is discussed, as well as among them, during meetings in Minsk contact group, which since September of last year already took 3 of the document governing the steps to de-escalate the conflict.