[RED DEMOCRATICA] Ban calls on all parties to ensure free, fair election in Ukraine

 

Quote of the Day | Excerpts from UN Dispatch | Security Council enacts sanctions against Boko Haram Created for eleccion@yahoogroups.com |  Web Version   May 23, 2014 FOLLOW THE UN FOUNDATION     News covering the UN and the world SIGN UP | FORWARD | ADVERTISE | DONATE Top Story Ban calls on all parties to ensure free, fair election in Ukraine United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is calling on all parties involved in Sunday's Ukraine national elections to make certain the election is free and fair. Ban also expressed concern over Thursday's clashes between pro-Russian separatists and Ukrainian troops. Russian President Vladimir Putin pledged to accept the outcome of the election. 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