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Putin submits law on parliamentary elections in Crimea, Sevastopol to State Duma

The elections in Crimea will be conducted according to a mixed system:
Crimean people watch a TV broadcast with Russian President Vladimir Putin EPA/ANTON PEDKO
Crimean people watch a TV broadcast with Russian President Vladimir Putin
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MOSCOW, April 17. /ITAR-TASS/. President Vladimir Putin on Thursday, April 17, has submitted to the State Duma (lower house of parliament) a draft law on parliamentary elections in Crimea and Sevastopol slated for September 14.

Head of the Republic of Crimea and the governor of Sevastopol will be elected by the deputies of the Crimean State Council (parliament) and Sevastopol’s Legislative Assembly not later than December 2014.