“The EU considers the “elections” planned for 11 November 2018 in the non-government controlled territories of the so-called “Luhansk People’s Republic” and “Donetsk People’s Republic” as illegal and illegitimate and will not recognise them. The EU condemns these ”elections”, as they are in breach of international law, undermine the commitments taken under the Minsk agreements…
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Aliyev won a new seven-year term
Exit polls suggested Aliyev, who ran for the ruling New Azerbaijan party, will secure a fourth consecutive term in office with over 80% of the vote in the April 11 election, which Human Rights Watch (HRW) said did not provide “a viable choice” for the voters. https://twitter.com/dailyGSI/status/984053487402176514 Aliyev received 82.7 percent of the vote, a…
Hungarian voters high turnout
Parliamentary election in Hungary show high turnout exceeding the previous record. Interim data at 1500 GMT indicated voter turnout at 53.64%, compared with the 67.87% noted in the second round of voting in 2002 under a different electoral system, when final turnout reached 73.5%. Turnout at 3 pm is 53.64%. Still the highest rate in…
EU observation mission to Lebanon
Following the invitation by the Lebanese authorities, the European Union is deploying an Election Observation Mission (EOM) to Lebanon to observe the Parliamentary elections, due to take place on 6 May 2018. The European Union has a long-term commitment to supporting credible, transparent and inclusive elections in the country. The EU has already observed elections…
EU does not recognise elections in Crimea
“The European Union does not recognise the illegal annexation of Crimea and Sevastopol by the Russian Federation and therefore does not recognise the holding of elections in the Crimean peninsula. The OSCE/ODIHR observers did not conduct any activities in these illegally-annexed territories, participation of EU Member States’ diplomats in observation activities within the framework of…
OSCE: Russians had no real choice
The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) said there had been no real choice in presidential election of Russian Federation and complained it had been marked by unfair pressure on critical voices. BREAKING: OSCE observers: Russia's presidential election conducted openly but in an 'overly controlled' environment. — The Associated Press (@AP) March 19, 2018…
Putin leads with 73% of votes
According to partial results made public by the electoral commission the incumbent President Vladimir Putin is leading with 73% of votes: First-time Communist Party candidate Pavel Grudinin is running second with 15 percent, while veteran nationalist politician Vladimir Zhirinovsky, who first ran against Boris Yeltsin in 1991, rounds out the top three with about seven percent….
Russians in Ukraine denied access to vote
he Ukrainian Interior Minister Arsen Avakov decision to deny access to Russian diplomatic mission for Russian nationals wanting to take part in the presidential elections is unprecedented and cause nothing but resentment, the Russian Foreign Ministry. Сьогодні викликав у Міністерство внутрішніх справ тимчасового повіреного у справах Російської Федерації в Україні.Дипломату була доведена офіційна позиція української…
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