Meaning of pseudoreferendum | Babel Free

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A sham referendum.

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“Moldova välisministeeriumi avalduses leiti, et nii nagu 17. septembril Transnistrias toimunud pseudoreferendum, on ebalegitiimne referendum Lõuna-Osseetias kooskõlastatud tegevus, mille eesmärk on õõnestada rahvusvahelise üldsuse jõupingutusi konfliktide lahendamisel postsovetlikus ruumis.”

In a statement, the Moldovan foreign ministry said that, like the pseudoreferendum in Transnistria on 17 September, the illegitimate referendum in South Ossetia is a concerted effort to undermine the international community's efforts to resolve the conflicts in the post-Soviet space.

“Krimmis pühapäeval toimuvat rahvahääletust oleks õigem nimetada pseudoreferendumiks, ütles Postimehe ajakirjanik Argo Ideon.”

The referendum in Crimea on Sunday would be more accurately called a pseudoreferendum, said Argo Ideon, a journalist for Postimees.

“Venemaa annekteeris 2014. aastal Ukrainale kuuluva Krimmi poolsaare, viis läbi pseudoreferendumi ja nimetas selle oma territooriumiks.”

In 2014, Russia annexed the Crimean peninsula from Ukraine, held a pseudoreferendum and called it its territory.

“Tema sõnul olid pseudoreferendumite väidetavad tulemused juba varem paika pandud.”

According to him, the alleged results of the pseudoreferendums were put in place earlier.

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