18:11 28.10.2012

Observers from different countries positive about Ukrainian elections

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An observer from the United Kingdom, John Whittingdale, has said that observers on the whole were positive about the preparations for the parliamentary elections in Ukraine, but it is too early to make any final assessment.

"I talked to many observers, they are satisfied with the process and I am glad that the Ukrainian government is doing everything possible to enable people to express their will," the British politician said at a press conference in Kyiv on Sunday.

He added that there are some reasons for concern, but elections cannot be perfect in any country of the world.

An observer of the Israeli parliament, Alex Miller, also praised the voting in Ukraine. "Basically everything goes fine," he said.

His colleague Yuval Zellner confirmed that the electoral process was democratic. "It may happen that soon you will need no observers, because everything is happening at a very high level," he said.

An observer from the Interparliamentary Assembly of the CIS, Valery Shnyakin, noted good working conditions for international election observers in Ukraine, however, he noted some flaws in the process of voting. "I would not say that everything is perfect... Unfortunately, there are shortcomings that will not affect the progress of the election campaign at large," he said.

An observer for Cyprus, Stella Misauli, said that she visited several polling stations where she was able to get a glimpse of the electoral process in Ukraine. "We have noticed that everything was quiet, and everyone with whom we spoke confirmed that everything was democratic, without any problems and failures," she said.

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