Russia’s Central Election Commission says the country’s ruling party won the most votes in elections held in occupied Ukrainian regions.
Election commission members prepare to count ballots at a polling station after a local elections in Donetsk, the capital of Russian-controlled Donetsk region, eastern Ukraine, on Sunday, Sept. 10, 2023.
Balloting in the occupied areas of Ukraine has been denounced by Kyiv and the West as a sham and a violation of international law. On Friday, Ukrainian officials urged other countries not to recognize the results of the vote, which the Foreign Ministry called “fake elections.”were timed to coincide with nationwide elections for local legislatures and governors across 16 Russian regions.
In one illegally annexed Ukrainian region, Russian state media reported turnout was even higher. Marina Zakharova, the Russia-installed chair of the Kherson election commission, said Sunday that 65.36% of Kherson residents cast ballots in the election.
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