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Donetsk asks Russian legislators to send over group of election observers

On November 2, the DPR and LPR will elect local legislators and heads of the republics

MOSCOW, October 18. /TASS/. Speaker of the Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR) Boris Litvinov asked Russian legislators to send over a group of observers for the upcoming elections, deputy head of the faction of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation (CPRF) Vladimir Kashin told TASS on Saturday.

“We have received a letter from Litvinov,” he said.

The CPRF parliamentary faction will send to the elections in the Donetsk and Lugansk People’s Republics eight legislators to observe the elections, the faction’s.

Leaders of the groups of observers will leave for the republics on Thursday, October 23, he said.

CPRF’s deputy head of the Central Commission Ivan Melnikov in response to a question from TASS about the security said “we have been working on those issues,” though nobody can be guaranteed security there.

The faction of Russia’s Rodina also confirmed they would send a delegation to view the elections in DPR and LNR.

On November 2, the DPR and LPR will elect local legislators and heads of the republics.