KYIV, January 18 /UKRINFORM/. European Parliament observer Rebecca Harms has said that she has no grounds to believe that manipulations were orchestrated in the presidential election in Ukraine, UKRINFORM reported, citing Germany's international broadcaster Deutsche Welle.
She said that the heads of territorial district commissions monitored the situation and sealed ballot boxes in line with all rules.
“What I've observed is most likely the evidence of fair and transparent elections. I have nothing to complain of. The vote was prepared very nicely here in Kyiv,” Harms said.
She also said that there had been no complaints from other European Parliament observers.
“If all international observers confirm that the election was democratic, then all candidates should recognize the results so that the second round is held in line with the rules of the game,” Harms said.
“Ukraine and its citizens have got closer to the West and the EU over the last five years,” she said.
Commenting on the first results of exit polls, Harms said that they are evidence of the disappointment of voters who have pinned high hopes on incumbent President Viktor Yushchenko five years ago. She also said that she does not see Yushchenko's defeat as a loss of Ukraine's European course.
Source:bsanna-news.ukrinform.ua/
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