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DONETSK, Ukraine - The separatist-controlled territories of Donetsk and Luhansk in eastern Ukraine voted Sunday for new leaders and legislators in an election backed by Russia but called "illegitimate" by Kiev and the West, who have refused to recognize the vote.
Separatist authorities here argue that the vote in the so-called Donetsk and Luhansk "People's Republics" will legitimize their fledgling statelets. It is the first opportunity for pro-Russian separatists to choose their leaders since a slipshod referendum on independence was held here in May
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