Go to the media bankPeople queue at the polling station in Melitopol to participate in the referendum on the accession of the Zaporozhye region to RussiaMOSCOW , Sep 27The transitional period for the integration of the Zaporozhye region into the Russian Federation after the referendum may take up to five years, but the authorities of the region expect to cope within a year, at the same time elections will be held in the region, said the head of the regional administration Yevhen Balitsky. «Then (after joining the Russian Federation — ed.) there is a transitional period of about a year, or maybe three, maybe even five (years), I don’t know how the State Duma will vote for it, how the decision will be made by the leadership of the Russian Federation,” Balitsky said on the air of the Rossiya 24 TV channel «. He explained that the transition period will include the stage of adapting the cadastral land system, tax legislation.» We are ready for many positions, but there are a number of issues that will need to be addressed. And in a year we will hold elections, then we will have there will already be elective power in full… In my opinion, everything necessary will be completed within a year, but maybe 2-3 years, there may be a phased entry,» he added.
14:47″We want to go home»: the last day of voting in the liberated territoriesThe referendum on joining Russia started on September 23 in the Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics, as well as in the Kherson and Zaporozhye regions. On Tuesday, September 27, the last day of voting. The public addressed the authorities of the regions with the initiative to immediately hold referendums. According to the representatives of the republics and regions, joining Russia will secure their territories and restore historical justice. In their opinion, this decision is extremely necessary in the context of constant acts of terror by the Ukrainian authorities and NATO members, who supply weapons to kill civilians. Russian President Vladimir Putin said that Russia would support the decision made by the residents of Donbass, Zaporozhye and Kherson regions. 
Thousands of people gathered at the polling stations in Melitopol
