Senator: primaries in DNR and LC demonstrate that the authorities control the situation

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MOSCOW, Oct 2, -. RIA Novosti Authorities DNR and LNR in control, doing everything for the implementation of the Minsk agreements, evidenced by the preliminary public vote taking place on Sunday in the breakaway republic, RIA Novosti said the first deputy chairman of the Federation Council's international affairs committee, Vladimir Jabbarov .

"The fact that the vote is held absolutely still, without any incidents, indicates that the authorities are really in control at home and can ensure a calm environment", - he said.

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The LC said that the primaries are held without incidents

He also noted that the primaries are preparing for large-scale selection of the heads of cities and districts, which are provided by the Minsk Agreement.

"The fact that the elections are held on schedule, on time, in compliance with all democratic procedures, clearly indicates its intention to LNR and DNR perform Minsk agreement in full," - said Jabbarov.

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In a preliminary vote in the DNI attended almost 300 thousand people

Preliminary public vote in LNR and DNR held on 2 October. It will be the preparation for the local elections of heads of cities and regions in the republics.

Holding local elections in the Donbass - one of the key stages of settlement of the conflict in Ukraine in accordance with the Minsk agreements. Authorities LNR and DNR had planned to hold elections in the autumn of 2015. In October 2015, after the meeting, "Norman Quartet" (France, Germany, the Russian Federation and Ukraine) in Paris, the republic's authorities agreed to postpone the local elections.