Statement by the Press Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan, on the Parliamentary Elections of Ukraine

October 31, 2012
Japanese

On Monday, October 29, the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe / the Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (OSCE/ODIHR) released its preliminary findings and conclusions on the parliamentary elections that took place in Ukraine on Sunday, October 28.
While these findings and conclusions offer affirmative praise for the fact that voters had a choice between distinct parties and that election day was calm and peaceful, they also point out the lack of equality within pre-election activities and lack of transparency regarding tabulation. The election observers dispatched by Japan　provided a similar report. Japan generally shares the opinions of the OSCE.
Japan hopes that the government administration and parliament of Ukraine will uphold the principles of democracy.

(*The foregoing is a provisional translation. The date indicated above denotes the date of issue of the original press release in Japanese.)

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