Elections in the Donbass have their own characteristics and they must be accounted for in the Ukrainian law On elections, said the head of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko in interview to television channels on Sunday.

"There is no doubt: there are political forces that have expressed interest in destabilizing ", - said Poroshenko, answering the question, can the Parliament adopt a special law for elections in the Donbass.

"The elections in the Donbass have their own characteristics that must be accounted for in the election law. What? These are the internally displaced persons, they don't have the option currently to go back to the Donbas, but they need to make the voting rules That political parties, their activities, the media, work of election commissions and summing up - It all has its own characteristics, because there is currently No Ukrainian sovereignty, and it (the sovereignty - ed.) is obliged to return to the Donbass as a result of these political moves, as well as among them elections, " said Poroshenko.

The Ukrainian Government has appointed Elections to local authorities on 25 October. The Authorities of the self-proclaimed LNR appointed local Elections on November 1, but in DND they are required to pass on 18 October.

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, on the issue of holding local elections.

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