DONETSK (Ukraine) (Pakistan Point news / Sputnik - 12th November, 2018) The final turnout in the elections of the leader and members of parliament in the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic (DPR) has amounted to 80.1 percent, head of the break-away republic's Central Election Commission Olga Pozdnyakova said.
"As of the moment when the polling stations were closed, the turnout amounted to 80.1 percent," Pozdnyakova said on late Sunday.
She pointed out that more than 1.6 million people had cast their ballots.
"According to preliminary data, more than 1.6 million people [cast ballots]," Pozdnyakova added.
A total of four candidates are running for the DPR leader's post, including the republic's acting leader Denis Pushilin. According to the Central Election Commission, Pushilin is winning the election with 57.3 percent of votes. The commission has counted 27 percent of ballots.
The Ukrainian authorities have already said that they would not recognize the results of Sunday's elections, while the Kremlin pointed out that the vote would not be a violation of the Minsk agreements.
