Speaking at the coordination board of the Verkhovna Rada, speaker of the Verkhovna Rada/Acting President Oleksandr Turchynov says 24% of residents of Luhansk Oblast and 32% of Donetsk Oblast with the right to vote had voted in the so-called 'referendum', according to the information from the Interior Ministry and experts present on May 11 in the Donetsk Oblast.
At the same time Turchynov underlined that voting at the "referendum" in many towns of Luhansk Region and Donetsk Region was not held at all. Turchynov strressed that the 'referendum' is a farce without any act of law. "This farce can have only one consequence: criminal responsibility for its organisers," he said.
Turchynov also notes, the economic situation in Luhansk Region and Donetsk Region remains very tense as separate bodies of power, seized by separatists, are not functioning.
Meanwhile, the separatists in Donetsk Oblast announce that 89.07% of those voting in Donetsk Oblast voted for the 'Donbas National Republic'. One of their leaders, Roman Liagin, who was responsible for counting the voices, stated that 74.87% of people attended so-called “referendum” during a briefing on Sunday. According to Liagin’s words, 89.07% of people in Donetsk region voted for establishment of the self-proclaimed DNR [Donbas National Republic], 10.19% - against it, 0.74% of bulletins were spoiled. Liagin explained, that they managed to count the bulletins so quickly due to the tense situation, including the one in Krasnoarmiysk. The results are final.