17 Sep 2014 12:12

DPR refuses to hold Dec 7 election initiated by Ukrainian authorities

MOSCOW. Sept 17 (Interfax) - The self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic (DPR) administration is not ready to allow Ukrainian entities to arrange and hold an early local election in Donbas on December 7, DPR Prime Minister Alexander Zakharchenko told Interfax on Wednesday.

"We have a supreme council of our own, and we will make an independent decision as to when and which elections to hold. No elections organized by Ukraine will be held here," he said.