Lugansk People’s Republic

Lugansk People’s Republic

Lugansk People’s Republic (LPR) is a newly established state in South-Eastern Europe. It takes up a part of the former Ukrainian Lugansk Oblast’. It borders Donetsk People’s Republic to the West and Russian Federation to the East.

LPR was formed on April 18^th of 2014. On May 11^th of 2014 a referendum on self-determination of LPR took place. 96.2% of participants voted in favour of independence and on May 12^th of 2014 the leadership of the new state declared independence. The sovereignty of LPR has been recognized by the Donetsk People’s Republic and the Republic of South Ossetia.

International monitors reported no major violations during the referendum which took place in accordance with the norms of international law. Despite this, Ukrainian authorities refused to recognize the results of the referendum.

On May 17^th of 2014 Ukrainian Attorney General’s Office called Donetsk People’s Republic a terrorist organization, leaving many other serious violations of law – the anti-constitutional coup d’état, mass riots that lead to bloodshed, numerous crimes against humanity committed in Kiev, Odessa and other cities across Ukraine – without an adequate reaction from Ukrainian law enforcement agencies.

On May 18^th of 2014 the Republican Assembly of the Lugansk People’s Republic drafted a temporary Constitution.

On May 24^th of 2014, LPR and DPR established a confederation – Union of People’s Republics – which changed its official name to Novorossia on 15^th of July of 2014.

Government: Parliamentary republic

LPR Leadership:

1. Head of LPR

• Valeriy Bolotov (May 18^th of 2014 - August 14^th of 2014)
• Igor Plotnitskiy (August 14^th of 2014 – present)

2. The Council of Ministers (Cabinet)

Chairmen of the Council of Ministers:

• Vasiliy Nikitin (May 18^th of 2014 – July 4^th of 2014)
• Marat Bashirov (July 4^th of 2014 – August 20^th of 2014)
• Igor Plotnitskiy (August 20^th of 2014 – August 26^th of 2014)
• Gennadiy Tsypalkov (August 26^th of 2014 – present)

3. The Republican Assembly (108 deputies). The Chairman of the Republican Assembly of LPR – Aleksey Karyakin (May 18^th of 2014 – present).