Sunday, March 16, 2014

Crimea votes 'yes' to reunification with Russia in referendum | ummid.com

Crimea votes 'yes' to reunification with Russia in referendum | ummid.com

According to preliminary official results announced by the local electoral commission, 95.5 percent of Crimeans who cast ballots Sunday opted for the region to rejoin the Russian Federation as a federal district. Election authorities said that turnout among the 1.5 million eligible voters in Crimea was 80 percent.