The "voting" which took place in the Donetsk and Luhansk "People's Republics" may never be recognized by the global community, but they appear to represent a shift in the region. Gone is the vaudevillian rotation of characters, most of whom were Russian citizens, as a more permanent leadership tries to establish itself.
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The newly elected leader of the Kremlin-backed Donetsk People's Republic, Alexander Zakharchenko, takes the oath on Nov. 4 during an inauguration ceremony in Donetsk.
