"The illegitimate and illegal elections held in parts
of the Donetsk and Luhansk regions on Sunday 2nd November 2014 were organized
contrary to Ukrainian law. They do not constitute any basis for the free
expression of the will of Ukrainian citizens and as such will not be recognized
by the European Parliament nor the international community. The attempts by
Moscow to legitimize these illegally-organized elections are against the Minsk
Agreement and could undermine the efforts aimed at finding a peaceful solution
to the conflict and the reintegration of these areas into the legal and
constitutional order of Ukraine", commented Croatian MEP Andrej Plenković,
Chairman of the European Parliament’s Delegation for Relations with Ukraine.
For Plenković, the only elections valid in Ukraine
are those carried out under the Constitution and electoral law adopted by the
legitimate Ukrainian authorities, such as the early parliamentary elections held
on 26 October 2014, where he led the European Parliament’s Election Observation
Mission. He emphasized the European Parliament’s strong support for Ukraine's
EU-oriented reforms. The EPP Group maintains that in the parliamentary
elections of 26 October, the Ukrainian people voted not only for Europe and the
territorial integrity of Ukraine, but also for democracy, reforms and the unity
of the country.
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