27 Oct 2014 11:44

Barroso calls Ukrainian parliamentary elections "victory of democracy"

KYIV. Oct 27 (Interfax) - European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso has congratulated the people of Ukraine on Verkhovna Rada elections, calling them a victory of democracy.

"Congratulations to the people of #Ukraine! Victory of democracy and European reforms' agenda," he said on Twitter on Monday.

The early elections were conducted in Ukraine on October 26.