It is a one-horse race organized by armed thugs, but the election taking place today in Ukrainian territories controlled by Russian-backed militias will formalise the country's partition.
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Former Prime Minister of Ukraine's self-proclaimed \"Donetsk People's Republic\" Alexander Zakharchenko speaks as he gives a press conference in Donetsk, eastern Ukraine, on August 7, 2014.
