Brief election news
key electoral events
1335 days back
The so-called "public council of the Kherson region" appealed to the "head of the region" Vladimir Saldo with the initiative to immediately hold a "referendum" on recognizing the region as a subject of the Russian Federation
1335 days back
"Ambassador of the LPR in the Russian Federation" Rodion Miroshnik: "The process of preparation for referendums in the republics of Donbass has been launched, the mechanisms and the procedure itself are being worked out. It is too early to talk about the date of the referendum on joining the Russian Federation for reasons of security of its preparation and holding"
1335 days back
Deputy Head of the Security Council of the Russian Federation Dmitry Medvedev: "After the referendums and the admission of new territories to Russia, the geopolitical transformation in the world will become irreversible. Encroachment on the territory of Russia in this case will allow using all the forces of self-defense"
1335 days back
"Head of the DPR" Denis Pushilin discussed with the "head of the LPR" Leonid Pasechnik the appeals of the "public chambers of the DPR and LPR" and the need to synchronize further actions regarding the holding of "referendums"
1335 days back
The head of the Lugansk OVA Sergey Gaidai: According to the results of the fake referendum, the "LPR" will want to join the Russian Federation. Further, our de-occupation of the Lugansk region, from the point of view of the Russian Federation, will be a “direct attack on Russia”, and this will allow us to declare war and conduct a general mobilization
1335 days back
The "Public Chamber of the DPR" appealed to Pushilin with a call to immediately hold a "referendum" on joining the Russian Federation. Earlier, a similar initiative was made by the "public chamber of the LPR", as well as the "authorities" appointed by the Russians in the Kherson region
1335 days back
State Duma deputy, coordinator for inter-parliamentary relations with the "People's Council of the LPR" Viktor Vodolatsky: "I think the referendum will take place in the near future. It will be autumn, but not late. The electoral system of the "LPR" is 100% ready for the "referendum"
1335 days back
Mikhail Podolyak, adviser to the head of the President's Office: "Ru-propagandists are in love with "referendums" as a panacea. I have bad news for them. There is a global consensus and international law. It is clear: Donetsk, Lugansk, Crimea are Ukraine"
1335 days back
The "Public Chamber of the LPR" appealed to the "head of the republic" Leonid Pasechnik with the initiative to immediately hold a referendum on recognizing it as a subject of the Russian Federation - RIA Novosti
1337 days back
The head of the Luhansk OVA Sergei Gaidai: The date of the pseudo-referendum in the LPR remains uncertain. They said that they were ready to hold it even on December 31st. Now they say that the date cannot be determined because of the events at the front, which do not allow holding a "referendum" fully and safely
1337 days back
The 2023 budget does not include funds for holding parliamentary elections, as the baseline forecast assumes continued martial law. As soon as it ends, we have a norm that allows us to start the process of budget changes - Finance Minister Sergei Marchenko
1343 days back
"Referendum" in the occupied parts of the Zaporozhye region will be held "as soon as we are finally ready in terms of security for the inhabitants of the Zaporozhye region" - the" head "appointed by the occupiers" Evgeny Balitsky
1343 days back
Meduza, citing sources close to the Kremlin: The Russian government suspended the process of organizing "referendums" on the annexation of the occupied territories - due to the successful Ukrainian counter-offensive
1347 days back
Gauleiter of Kherson Stremousov reacted to the new date of the pseudo-referendum: "Andrey Anatolyevich Turchak and I are in solidarity. We will prepare for a specific date. Everyone thought that the referendum would take place in September, but they did not name a specific date. We will focus on November 4"
1347 days back
Secretary of the United Russia General Council Andrei Turchak also confirmed the intention to hold "referendums" on November 4: "It is correct to hold them on November 4, on National Unity Day. This is a historical date that unites us all"
1348 days back
Deputy of the State Duma of the Russian Federation from United Russia Viktor Vodolatsky called a new possible date for the so-called "referendum" in the Donbass and in the occupied regions of Ukraine - this is "National Unity Day, November 4"
1348 days back
Secretary of the General Council of "United Russia" Andriy Turchak: "Referenda" in the occupied territories of Ukraine will be held before the end of the year
1349 days back
Chairman of the Kherson Regional Council Yuri Sobolevsky: Another postponement of the show "referendum" in Kherson is associated with the active actions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the total lack of support from the population, fear of the risks of losing territories after the pseudo-referendum
1351 days back
95% for Ukraine: The Russian occupiers have launched an internet poll on the occupied territories of the Kharkiv region regarding the region's accession to the Russian Federation. However, it seems that the results did not live up to their expectations, so the site was shut down
1351 days back
White House spokesman John Kirby: "We're seeing signs that Russia is still going to hold quasi-referenda as early as this month. It's their way of getting some sort of political legitimacy in the military successes they've either achieved or want to achieve."
1351 days back
Vice Prime Minister Irina Vereshchuk: For our citizens who will take part in pseudo-referendums, this is an article of the Criminal Code. Therefore, I urge everyone who can to evacuate, and if it so happened that people are forced to stay, do not participate in any "referendums"
1354 days back
Documents obtained by The Insider indicate that the Kremlin has already made a decision on the annexation of all occupied Ukrainian territories to Russia, and everything should be ready for a “referendum” in September, although a specific date has not yet been approved.
1355 days back
Deputy Chairman of the Kherson Regional Council Yury Sobolevsky: Moscow's demands to the Kherson occupation authorities to continue preparations for holding a "referendum" cause the latter to become discouraged, turning into panic - there is no support from the population, they cannot form commissions, and then there is the Armed Forces of Ukraine
1356 days back
RosSMI: A petition to hold a "nationwide referendum" on the territory of Volchansk and Veliky Burluk, Kharkiv region, was signed by 477 residents. The "Military Administration" decided to support the petition and set the date for the referendum to be held at 10:00 on Thursday, October 20, 2022
1356 days back
The head of the Kherson Regional Council Oleksandr Samoylenko: "Analyzing the events that are taking place today, at least in the Kherson region, in the city of Kherson, I can say with almost 100% certainty that there will be no "referendum" on September 11"
1357 days back
Mykhailo Podolyak, adviser to the head of the President’s Office: “The aggressor country wanted to capture Kyiv in three days, and Donbass by May 9, then at least until September. None of these plans worked. Neither will attempts to annex Ukrainian territories through pseudo-referenda "
1357 days back
On August 29, in the occupied Volchansk, Kharkiv region, the collection of signatures began for a petition to hold a general "referendum" in the city and part of the district in October this year. This was reported in the so-called "provisional administration of the Volchansky district."
1357 days back
Mayor of Melitopol Ivan Fedorov: "The invaders do not want to hold a pseudo-referendum on September 11 in the Zaporozhye region, but want to hold it as part of a sociological survey from September 11 to 17, and then sum up and falsify the results"
1335 days back
The so-called "public council of the Kherson region" appealed to the "head of the region" Vladimir Saldo with the initiative to immediately hold a "referendum" on recognizing the region as a subject of the Russian Federation
1335 days back
"Ambassador of the LPR in the Russian Federation" Rodion Miroshnik: "The process of preparation for referendums in the republics of Donbass has been launched, the mechanisms and the procedure itself are being worked out. It is too early to talk about the date of the referendum on joining the Russian Federation for reasons of security of its preparation and holding"
1335 days back
Deputy Head of the Security Council of the Russian Federation Dmitry Medvedev: "After the referendums and the admission of new territories to Russia, the geopolitical transformation in the world will become irreversible. Encroachment on the territory of Russia in this case will allow using all the forces of self-defense"
1335 days back
"Head of the DPR" Denis Pushilin discussed with the "head of the LPR" Leonid Pasechnik the appeals of the "public chambers of the DPR and LPR" and the need to synchronize further actions regarding the holding of "referendums"
1335 days back
The head of the Lugansk OVA Sergey Gaidai: According to the results of the fake referendum, the "LPR" will want to join the Russian Federation. Further, our de-occupation of the Lugansk region, from the point of view of the Russian Federation, will be a “direct attack on Russia”, and this will allow us to declare war and conduct a general mobilization
1335 days back
The "Public Chamber of the DPR" appealed to Pushilin with a call to immediately hold a "referendum" on joining the Russian Federation. Earlier, a similar initiative was made by the "public chamber of the LPR", as well as the "authorities" appointed by the Russians in the Kherson region
1335 days back
State Duma deputy, coordinator for inter-parliamentary relations with the "People's Council of the LPR" Viktor Vodolatsky: "I think the referendum will take place in the near future. It will be autumn, but not late. The electoral system of the "LPR" is 100% ready for the "referendum"
1335 days back
Mikhail Podolyak, adviser to the head of the President's Office: "Ru-propagandists are in love with "referendums" as a panacea. I have bad news for them. There is a global consensus and international law. It is clear: Donetsk, Lugansk, Crimea are Ukraine"
1335 days back
The "Public Chamber of the LPR" appealed to the "head of the republic" Leonid Pasechnik with the initiative to immediately hold a referendum on recognizing it as a subject of the Russian Federation - RIA Novosti
1337 days back
The head of the Luhansk OVA Sergei Gaidai: The date of the pseudo-referendum in the LPR remains uncertain. They said that they were ready to hold it even on December 31st. Now they say that the date cannot be determined because of the events at the front, which do not allow holding a "referendum" fully and safely
1337 days back
The 2023 budget does not include funds for holding parliamentary elections, as the baseline forecast assumes continued martial law. As soon as it ends, we have a norm that allows us to start the process of budget changes - Finance Minister Sergei Marchenko
1343 days back
"Referendum" in the occupied parts of the Zaporozhye region will be held "as soon as we are finally ready in terms of security for the inhabitants of the Zaporozhye region" - the" head "appointed by the occupiers" Evgeny Balitsky
1343 days back
Meduza, citing sources close to the Kremlin: The Russian government suspended the process of organizing "referendums" on the annexation of the occupied territories - due to the successful Ukrainian counter-offensive
1347 days back
Gauleiter of Kherson Stremousov reacted to the new date of the pseudo-referendum: "Andrey Anatolyevich Turchak and I are in solidarity. We will prepare for a specific date. Everyone thought that the referendum would take place in September, but they did not name a specific date. We will focus on November 4"
1347 days back
Secretary of the United Russia General Council Andrei Turchak also confirmed the intention to hold "referendums" on November 4: "It is correct to hold them on November 4, on National Unity Day. This is a historical date that unites us all"
1348 days back
Deputy of the State Duma of the Russian Federation from United Russia Viktor Vodolatsky called a new possible date for the so-called "referendum" in the Donbass and in the occupied regions of Ukraine - this is "National Unity Day, November 4"
1348 days back
Secretary of the General Council of "United Russia" Andriy Turchak: "Referenda" in the occupied territories of Ukraine will be held before the end of the year
1349 days back
Chairman of the Kherson Regional Council Yuri Sobolevsky: Another postponement of the show "referendum" in Kherson is associated with the active actions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the total lack of support from the population, fear of the risks of losing territories after the pseudo-referendum
1351 days back
95% for Ukraine: The Russian occupiers have launched an internet poll on the occupied territories of the Kharkiv region regarding the region's accession to the Russian Federation. However, it seems that the results did not live up to their expectations, so the site was shut down
1351 days back
White House spokesman John Kirby: "We're seeing signs that Russia is still going to hold quasi-referenda as early as this month. It's their way of getting some sort of political legitimacy in the military successes they've either achieved or want to achieve."
1351 days back
Vice Prime Minister Irina Vereshchuk: For our citizens who will take part in pseudo-referendums, this is an article of the Criminal Code. Therefore, I urge everyone who can to evacuate, and if it so happened that people are forced to stay, do not participate in any "referendums"
1354 days back
Documents obtained by The Insider indicate that the Kremlin has already made a decision on the annexation of all occupied Ukrainian territories to Russia, and everything should be ready for a “referendum” in September, although a specific date has not yet been approved.
1355 days back
Deputy Chairman of the Kherson Regional Council Yury Sobolevsky: Moscow's demands to the Kherson occupation authorities to continue preparations for holding a "referendum" cause the latter to become discouraged, turning into panic - there is no support from the population, they cannot form commissions, and then there is the Armed Forces of Ukraine
1356 days back
RosSMI: A petition to hold a "nationwide referendum" on the territory of Volchansk and Veliky Burluk, Kharkiv region, was signed by 477 residents. The "Military Administration" decided to support the petition and set the date for the referendum to be held at 10:00 on Thursday, October 20, 2022
1356 days back
The head of the Kherson Regional Council Oleksandr Samoylenko: "Analyzing the events that are taking place today, at least in the Kherson region, in the city of Kherson, I can say with almost 100% certainty that there will be no "referendum" on September 11"
1357 days back
Mykhailo Podolyak, adviser to the head of the President’s Office: “The aggressor country wanted to capture Kyiv in three days, and Donbass by May 9, then at least until September. None of these plans worked. Neither will attempts to annex Ukrainian territories through pseudo-referenda "
1357 days back
On August 29, in the occupied Volchansk, Kharkiv region, the collection of signatures began for a petition to hold a general "referendum" in the city and part of the district in October this year. This was reported in the so-called "provisional administration of the Volchansky district."
1357 days back
Mayor of Melitopol Ivan Fedorov: "The invaders do not want to hold a pseudo-referendum on September 11 in the Zaporozhye region, but want to hold it as part of a sociological survey from September 11 to 17, and then sum up and falsify the results"
