"On behalf of the American people, I congratulate the people of Ukraine on holding successful parliamentary elections on October 26. Despite a challenging security environment in certain regions, millions of Ukrainians turned out across the country to cast their ballots in an orderly and peaceful manner," the statement said.
"I commend the Government of Ukraine for the conduct of the campaign and election day vote, which international monitoring organizations assess to have been largely in line with international standards," the statement added.
Obama’s comments follow those of Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, who also voiced support for Ukraine’s parliamentary elections, in which turnout stood at 52.4 percent, according to the country’s Central Election Commission (CEC).
Early parliamentary elections were held in Ukraine on Sunday.
Currently, with some 55 percent of ballots counted, the People’s Front has gained 21.6 percent of the popular vote, and the country’s current president’s Petro Poroshenko’s Bloc is close behind with 21.45 percent, according to the CEC. The parties are now considering creating a coalition.(RIA Novosti)
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Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Grigory Karasin on Monday expressed his concerns on the growing number of nationalists in Ukraine’s parliament that could spark a renewal in military action in the country’s eastern regions.
“There is increased danger that again calls will be made from the tribune to use force and military methods, as well as bloodshed to solve all the problems [in Ukraine] because straightforward nationalistic and chauvinistic powers have received support and will become representatives in the Verkhovna Rada (Ukrainian parliament). This is extremely dangerous,” Karasin said.
(RIA Novosti)
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Statement by the President on Parliamentary Elections in Ukraine (The White House, Office of the Press Secretary) ...
ReplyDeleteOn behalf of the American people, I congratulate the people of Ukraine on holding successful parliamentary elections on October 26. Despite a challenging security environment in certain regions, millions of Ukrainians turned out across the country to cast their ballots in an orderly and peaceful manner. I commend the Government of Ukraine for the conduct of the campaign and election day vote, which international monitoring organizations assess to have been largely in line with international standards.
At the same time, it is clear that Russian authorities occupying Crimea and Russian-backed separatists in parts of eastern Ukraine prevented many Ukrainian citizens from exercising their democratic rights to participate in national elections and cast their votes. I call on Russia to ensure that its proxies in eastern Ukraine allow voters in the parts of Donetsk and Luhansk subject to the Special Status Law to choose their representatives in legitimate local elections on December 7, in keeping with the agreement that Russia and separatist representatives signed in Minsk, Belarus, on September 5, 2014. The United States will not recognize any election held in separatist-held areas that does not comport with Ukrainian law and is not held with the express consent and under the authority of the Ukrainian government.
Yesterday’s parliamentary vote represents another important milestone in Ukraine’s democratic development. We look forward to the convening of the new parliament and the quick formation of a strong, inclusive government. The United States stands ready to support the choices of the Ukrainian people and Ukraine’s new government as it enacts and implements the reforms necessary to promote further democratic development, strengthen the rule of law, and foster economic stability and growth in Ukraine. The United States also will continue to support Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity as it works toward a peaceful resolution of the conflict in the east and a return of Crimea, and will stand with its people as they seek to build a more secure, prosperous, and democratic future.
http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2014/10/27/statement-president-parliamentary-elections-ukraine
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