Italian senator: Voting in Donbass took place in accordance with international standards
Donetsk, November 03 (PolitNavigator, Mikael Chagalyan) – Voting in the Donbass took place in accordance with all international standards, observer Lucio Malan, a member of the Italian Senate representing the Forza Italia party, said at a briefing.
Malan expressed regret over the decision of the SBU to declare foreign voters who worked in the DPR and LPR as persona non grata in Ukraine.
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“I’m sorry that we were included there, because I was an observer in many elections, including in Ukraine in 2004, when the elections there were reorganized. Now I have come here, and I confirm what I and my colleagues saw here. I saw the desire of people to come to vote, I saw their desire for change. And if there was something that did not fall under the legal voting procedure, I would definitely report it. It is my duty to come here and protect people's rights. I would like to say about my impression: the entire voting took place in accordance with international standards. And the residents of the Donetsk Republic were provided with comfortable conditions for free voting,” said the Italian senator.
Italian Senator: Voting in Donbass was conducted in accordance with international standards