The call not to recognize the results of the elections in Russia in the European Parliament was supported by a minority
A vote calling not to recognize the presidential elections in the Russian Federation failed in the European Parliament, reports RIA Novosti.
The author of the initiative was the representative of Estonia, Riho Terras . He prepared a document according to which, if approved, the European Parliament would refuse to recognize the results of the presidential elections in Russia. The Estonian argued his proposal by saying that holding elections in the Crimea, DPR, LPR, Kherson and Zaporozhye regions allegedly contradicts the principles of democracy.
As noted, only 29 out of 705 members of the European Parliament voted in support of the document, these are representatives of Estonia, Bulgaria, Spain, the Netherlands, Italy, Lithuania, Latvia, Poland, Sweden, Romania, Slovakia, Finland, Denmark, the Czech Republic and Hungary.
Crimea became a Russian region in March 2014 following a referendum after the coup in Ukraine . Referendums on the entry of the DPR, LPR, Kherson and Zaporozhye regions into the Russian Federation were held on September 23-27.
Voting in the presidential elections in Russia will take place on March 15, 16 and 17.