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2014 Donbas status referendums

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out a referendum on 11 May to determine the future status of the region, and legitimise the establishment of the Republic. Many government buildings in towns and cities across Donetsk and Luhansk oblasts became occupied by separatist insurgents as the Republic expanded its territorial control. As a result, the Ukrainian government launched a counter-offensive against insurgents in some parts of Donetsk Oblast.
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said that the proclamation of the republics, along with protests in other eastern cities, was evidence of a "second stage" of Russian operations "playing out the Crimean scenario". After its proclamation, the self-proclaimed authorities of the Donetsk People's Republic announced that they would carry
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and its acting head in the Dnipropetrovsk region, was present at the scene and fired shots above the crowd's head from a Kalashnikov rifle. The Ukrainian government has denied that the National Guard or any unit of its regular forces took part in the operation and has opened a criminal investigation
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The day before the referendum, it was reported in Ukrainian media that a group of pro-Russian separatists in possession of a 100,000 ballots already marked with a "yes" vote for the referendum were captured during the ongoing government "anti-terrorist" operation, and that the ballots were seized by
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reported that voters were able to vote as many times as they wanted. Internal Affairs ministry officials branded the vote a farce, and said that just over 32 percent of registered voters in Donetsk Oblast participated in the vote. Pro-Russia separatists in Donetsk were found with 100,000 pre-marked
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Another poll, taken by the Donetsk Institute for Social Research and Political Analysis, found that 18.6% of those polled in the region opposed changes to the government structure, 47% favoured federalisation, or at least more economic independence from Kyiv, 27% wanted to join Russia in some form,
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publicly asked pro-Russian separatists to postpone the proposed referendums to create the necessary conditions for dialogue on 7 May. Despite Putin's comments, the self-proclaimed authorities of Donetsk People's Republic and Luhansk People's Republic said they would still carry out the referendum.
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declared that the Donbas status referendums "don't have any significance from a legal point of view," and promised not to allow a similar scenario in his own country. However, he refused to describe the pro-Russian rebels as "separatists" and expressed his support for the negotiations. Lukashenko
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called on the separatists to cancel the referendum, saying "The idea that free and fair voting could take place in these so-called referendums is absurd. Not only are these referendums completely illegitimate in the eyes of the international community, they would be taking place amid a climate of
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To cover all the region's registered voters, 3.2 million voting ballots needed to be produced. They began to be printed on 29 April, and printing continued for eight days after that. The ballots used had no protective features to prevent mass-duplication, and were printed with standard commercial
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fear, violence and lawlessness that is sure to keep many away from polling places I call on the de facto authorities in Donetsk and Luhansk to call off these mockeries of a vote. All in Ukraine should instead focus on making their voices heard on 25 May, when the country elects a new president."
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A campaign of intimidation, beatings, and hostage taking has forced many pro-Ukrainian activists and known opponents of secession to Russia to flee the region, leaving the referendum to take place without any dissent or opposing voices. At least 24 people were being held by insurgents in Donetsk
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A poll released by the Kyiv Institute of Sociology, with data gathered from 8–16 April, 41.1% of people in Donetsk were for decentralisation of Ukraine with powers transferred to regions, while letting it remain a unified state, 38.4% for changing Ukraine into federation, 27.5% were in favour of
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said: "These votes, these attempts at referendums have zero credibility in the eyes of the world. They are illegal by anybody's standards, they don't meet any standard, not a single standard of objectivity, transparency, fairness or being properly conducted .... The important thing is that the
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announced immediately after the referendum that the Ukrainian military must leave Donetsk. "All military troops on our territory after the official announcement of referendum results will be considered illegal and declared occupiers," Pushilin said. "It is necessary to form state bodies and
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Local news reported that polling in some occupied schools had already begun a day in advance. The referendum began early on 10 May in Mariupol, which according to the separatist group's election official Sergey Beshulya was due to the possibility of Ukrainian security forces returning. Other
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According to CEC spokesman Mykhailo Lysenko, a total of around 2,883,000 people voted in the counter-referendum. 69.1% (1,968,619) of those polled were reported to have voted in favour of accession to Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, 27.2% (774,912) voted against accession to Dnipropetrovsk Oblast or
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In Mariupol, a city of 500,000, only four voting stations were open; one polling station was set up in a burned-out administrative building that was seized by separatists and which was the scene of fierce fighting just days prior. Most voters waiting in line said they were pro-separatist.
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did not represent them, and that an agreement made by uninvolved parties was not binding on their behaviour. Instead, they said that they would only end their occupation of government buildings after the referendums. The referendums took place as mounting anger rose against the so-called
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Many of the voters were not on the registration lists but were allowed to vote after showing identification documents. A CNN crew saw several people vote twice at one polling station. CNN reported seeing some voters vote more than once at ballot boxes.
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The shooting took place outside town hall where hours earlier the guardsmen had shut down the voting. It resulted in one civilian casualty from a direct shot to head and two people wounded. Paris Match reported that Andrey Denisenko, deputy chief of
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city alone. According to authorities from the republic, however, the budget of the referendum was minimal, mostly being composed of donations from private citizens and businesses. Ballots, for example, cost only 9,000 US dollars to produce.
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A central election committee was set up to organise the referendum. Fifty-five local election committees, and 2,279 polling stations were to be established to carry it out. A number of towns refused to hold the referendum.
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called the referendum "a sham", and stated that "the Donetsk People's Republic does not exist". He went on to say that the DPR "exists in name only. They have no economic and social programs, no law enforcement".
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estimated only 24 percent of the population eligible to vote actually participated. Estimates said 94–98% of those who voted did so for separation. The final results were that 96.2% voted for separation.
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asked on 7 May for the referendum to be postponed to help create the conditions for "direct, full-fledged dialogue between the Kyiv authorities and representatives of southeast Ukraine". On 12 May the
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to administer and provide service to cities in Donetsk and Luhansk oblasts that wished to accede, and that he was willing to accept absorbing the areas if that was what the local populace wanted.
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recognised the result and declared, that Kyiv would be responsible to assimilate the result with the help of OSCE. At the same time, President Putin postponed a statement to "analyze" the result.
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Officials from the Donetsk regional administration said that the separatists would require at least 85 million US dollars to fund the referendum, and that it would cost at least 8 million for
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After a few months, due to the Ukrainian military's control of Dobropillia Raion and Krasnoarmiisk Raion, they remained as a part of the Donetsk Oblast with no accession taking place.
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The referendum organizers stated that 2,252,867 voted in favour of self-rule, with 256,040 against, on a turnout of nearly 75%. These results could not be independently verified.
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called the results "fake results from a fake referendum" and added that "Figures from fake referendums in Eastern Ukraine likely to be fake. No way of even knowing turnout."
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Referendum organisers reduced the number of voting stations, leading to long queues, which were then broadcast on Russian television as "proof" that voter turnout was high.
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separation from Ukraine as part of the Donetsk and Luhansk republics, and 3.7% (105,411) voted for separation from Ukraine as part of the Donetsk and Luhansk republics.
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Independent observers reported many irregularities and the results of the separatist referendums were not officially recognised by any government, including those of
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followed a man that they said voted eight times. He was asked twice if he lived in Donetsk. He answered no, which the polling officials said was not a problem.
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said that the supposed referendum "was null and void" and "had no legitimacy and no legality" and said that the election that actually mattered was the
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of Ukraine (CEC), ballot boxes were mobile and polling stations were available in all areas under control of the Ukrainian military or law enforcement.
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The poll, entitled "Referendum for Peace, Order, and Unity of Ukraine", was held on 11 May to coincide with the separatist referendums. A report by
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Voters could select yes or no in response to the question: "Do you support the declaration of state independence of the Luhansk People's Republic?"
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was intended to demilitarise and de-escalate the conflict, but the leaders of the republics rejected it. They stated that Russian Foreign Minister
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reported that the leaders of Luhansk People's Republic demanded federalisation of Ukraine as the only way to stop disintegration of the country.
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That day a principal of a secondary school in Luhansk was kidnapped by four masked gunmen, local police told the Interfax news agency.
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also stated that there was no possibility for regional authorities to initiate such a referendum, according to Ukrainian legislation.
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said: "Such a referendum, against the Ukrainian constitution, does not calm things down but escalates them." German Foreign Minister
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Local news sources claimed that many residents did not intend to vote while others did not know where polling stations were located.
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People's Republics. These referendums intended to legitimise the establishment of the so-called "republics", in the context of the
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locations also reported early voting in some areas. For the remainder of the province, polling began at 8:00 a.m. on 11 May.
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By 10 May, fifty-three local election committees and 1,527 polling stations had been established. The Donetsk regional education
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from 5–23 April, 18% of eastern Ukrainians were in favour of secession, while 70% wished to remain part of a united Ukraine.
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secession from Ukraine to join the Russian Federation, and only 10.6% supported current unitary structure without changes.
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region, were claimed to have taken place on 11 May 2014 in many towns under the control of the Russian-controlled
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also warned that any attempts to deploy foreign troops to Belarus would result in war, "even if this is Putin".
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informed reporters that they were forced under threat of death to organise polling stations in the schools.
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An opinion poll that was taken on the day of the referendum and the day before by a correspondent of the
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crew were detained for three hours by masked men with assault rifles who demanded their memory cards.
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opened fired on a crowd after being attacked by people in the crowd, killing one and wounding two.
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While early polls in April reported that supporters of independence were a small minority, the
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International recognition of the Donetsk People's Republic and the Luhansk People's Republic
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Niedziela na Ukrainie. Dziś referendum niepodległościowe separatystów w Doniecku i Ługańsku
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Two official electoral commissioners were kidnapped by separatists prior to the vote.
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ITAR-TASS: World – Donetsk region to hold referendum on joining Dnipropetrovsk Oblast
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Donetsk and Luhansk residents living in Russia were able to cast their votes in
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issued a statement which said that the results could not be "taken seriously".
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Separatyści o "referendum": 89 proc. za niepodległością w obwodzie donieckim
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was held in some Ukrainian-controlled parts of Donetsk and Luhansk oblasts.
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The BBC filmed a woman putting two ballot papers into the same ballot box.
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Marked ballots for the Donetsk referendum inside the ballot box.
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turned many against the Ukrainian transitional government.
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stated that the turnout was 81%, however officials of the
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When interviewing voters at a polling station in Donetsk,
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William Hague: Ukraine referendum has 'zero credibility'
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said that cities taking part in the referendum included
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In the aftermath of the voting, Russian news agency
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insisted the vote had nothing to do with secession.
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Index

Donetsk status referendum, 2014
Referendums
Donetsk
Luhansk
oblasts
Ukraine
Donbas
Donetsk
Luhansk
Russian invasion of Crimea
rising pro-Russian unrest
2014 Ukrainian Revolution
Dnipropetrovsk Oblast
Ukraine
United States
European Union
France
Britain
2014 pro-Russian unrest in Ukraine
Annexation of Crimea by the Russian Federation

a similar disputed referendum held in Crimea
Crimean crisis
Russia
annexing Crimea
Oleksandr Turchynov
An agreement made in Geneva
United States
European Union
Russia

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