Source: ‘Putin’s election’ cannot be recognized as legitimate – European Parliament
According to an Ukrinform correspondent, the resolution was supported by 493 deputies, while 11 voted against and 18 abstained.
The European Parliament calls on the EU Member States and the international community not to recognize the outcome of the Russian presidential election as legitimate. “As it was held in the illegally occupied territories of Ukraine, and, even within Russia, was neither free nor fair, did not meet the basic international electoral standards, and thus lacked democratic legitimacy,” the resolution says.
The resolution underscores that “the so-called presidential election was held in a severely restricted environment of systemic and grave repression and during the Russian Federation’s illegal war of aggression against Ukraine”.
在斯特拉斯堡举行的一次会议上，欧洲议会通过了一项“关于俄罗斯不民主的总统选举及其非法扩展到被占领土”的决议。 据《乌克兰通讯社》记者报道，该决议获得493名议员支持，11人投反对票，18人弃权。 欧洲议会呼吁欧盟成员国和国际社会不承认俄罗斯总统选举结果的合法性。决议称：“由于选举是在乌克兰非法占领的领土上举行，甚至在俄罗斯境内，既不自由也不公平，不符合基本的国际选举标准，因此缺乏民主合法性。” 该决议强调，“所谓的总统选举是在系统性和严重镇压的严格限制环境下以及俄罗斯联邦对乌克兰的非法侵略战争期间举行的”。
