Primaries candidates’ leaflets in the town of Larino, September 26Donetsk, Sep 29 – DAN. Donetsk is preparing for Primaries-2016. With the upcoming vote in DPR capital and its suburbs, candidates’ campaigns overseen by Interim Vote Commission (IVC) and international observers are in the thick.
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- A bigboard promoting Primaries-2016 in Donetsk
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- DPR Head Alexander Zakharchenko addressing delegates at Republican Primaries conference on July 25
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- International observer Johan Bäckman from Finland at the July 25 Republican conference
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- Public steering commission chair Natalia Volkova announces formation of DPR Interim Vote Commission (IVC) on July 25
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- Local vote commission at work in Donetsk’s Voroshilovsky district as candidates’ registration begins on September 9
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- Interim Vote Commission press officer Oleg Balykin addressing journalists at DAN press-center on September 13
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- ‘Primaries from a Youth Perspective’ roundtable in Donetsk on September 14, the eve of the International Day of Democracy
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- DPR Head Alexander Zakharchenko with candidates at September 21 forum ‘Primaries – Fair Choice of Free People’
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- Representatives of Donetsk’s frontline Petrovsky district at a Primaries-2016 forum on September 21
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- International observer from Germany Manuel Ochsenreiter (С) at September 26 voters meeting in Larino, Donetsk suburb
DPR Head Alexander Zakharchenko announced the primaries on July, 4th. He pointed out Ukraine authorities’ unwillingness to follow the Package of Measures for the Implementation of the Minsk Agreements when it comes to elections in Donbass region for fictitious reasons. Zakharchenko said that the Republic has decided to hold the primaries to reach its own “goal of establishing a state system, on the one hand, and to show, on the other hand, that Ukraine’s complaints are insignificant by nature.”
The primaries, that are preliminary in nature, are aimed just at exploring public opinion and held before anticipated local elections in Donbass, are in compliance with Minsk Agreements. The vote is being organized in line with OSCE standards. Official representatives of the candidates alongside international observers from OSCE/ODIHR and other foreign and international organizations are free to monitor the DPR primaries. The Interim Vote Commission is also authorized to invite representatives of Ukrainian, Russian and EU political parties. The first round of the primaries is scheduled to take place in Donetsk on October, 2th.
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