General elections were held on 11 November 2018 by the Donetsk and Luhansk People's Republics. As a result of a war that started in April 2014, these internationally unrecognised entities control parts of the Donetsk and Luhansk oblasts in eastern Ukraine, which are together called the Donbas region. They previously held elections in 2014. Voters were asked to elect the Head of the Donetsk People's Republic and Head of the Luhansk People's Republic as well as the deputies for two parliaments: the People's Council of the Donetsk People's Republic with 100 seats, and the People's Council of the Luhansk People's Republic with 50 seats.
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- ⭐ Core Definition: 2018 Donbas general elections
- 2018 Donbas general elections in the context of Denis Pushilin
2018 Donbas general elections in the context of Denis Pushilin
Denis Vladimirovich Pushilin (born 9 May 1981) is a pro-Russian politician who was elected the Head of the Donetsk People's Republic (DPR) in 2018, and has held the position since then, including after the Russian annexation of the DPR in 2022.
He had previously served as Chairman of the People's Council, and became the acting head of state and government following the assassination of incumbent Alexander Zakharchenko amidst the conflict in the east Ukraine region. He successfully ran for election to a full term in the controversial 2018 elections. Pushilin's role in MMM Global prior to his political career is cited by critics that describe him as a fraudster who was involved in a Ponzi scheme.
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