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Donetsk Republic's Head Halts Local Election Law

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The leader of the Donetsk People's Republic suspended his decree on holding elections slated for November 6. 26.10.2016, Sputnik International

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Donetsk Republic's Head Halts Local Election Law

15:51 GMT 26.10.2016 (Updated: 18:47 GMT 26.10.2016)

Head of the Donetsk People's Republic Alexander Zakharchenko (centre) after voting at Station No. 34 of Voroshilovsky District, Donetsk - Sputnik International

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The leader of the Donetsk People's Republic suspended his decree on holding elections slated for November 6.

DONETSK (Sputnik) — The head of the Donetsk People's Republic (DPR) has halted his decree to hold local elections on November 6, Alexander Zakharchenko's spokesperson told RIA Novosti on Wednesday.

"The head halted the decree on holding elections scheduled for November 6," Zakharchenko's spokesperson said.

People carry flags of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic (DPR) during a ceremony for the presentation of the DPR flag at the Lenin square of Donetsk, on October 19, 2014 - Sputnik International

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Also on Wednesday, head of the neighboring Lugansk People's Republic Ukraine Igor Plotnitsky issued a decree postponing local elections scheduled for November 6 until further notice.

Holding local elections in Donbass is one of the key stages of Ukrainian conflict settlement in accordance with the Minsk agreements signed in February 2015.