Name: Tensions Surround Ukrainian Parliamentary Elections
Released: 2014-10-29

Vice News: Russian Roulette - The Invasion of Ukraine

S8 · E1 — Tensions Surround Ukrainian Parliamentary Elections

S8:E1 · Tensions Surround Ukrainian Parliamentary Elections

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Vice News: Russian Roulette - The Invasion of Ukraine

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Tensions Surround Ukrainian Parliamentary Elections

Season 8 · Episode 1 · Oct 29, 2014

On October 26, parliamentary elections were held in much of Ukraine — including long-embattled areas in the east. Wary of interference from separatists, armed guards manned polling stations and escorted completed ballots to ensure their safety. Turnout in the region was low, however, as residents appeared reluctant to vote. And in the rebel-held Donetsk People's Republic, elections weren't held at all — on November 2, pro-Russia separatists there will hold their own elections in hopes of legitimizing their self-proclaimed republic. VICE News correspondent Simon Ostrovsky spent Election Day visiting candidates, polling stations, and an electoral commission to find out how the political process was progressing amid the heightened levels of tension.

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Vice News: Russian Roulette - The Invasion of Ukraine

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201416m

DocumentaryWar & Politics

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Tensions Surround Ukrainian Parliamentary Elections

Season 8 · Episode 1 · Oct 29, 2014

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