[lg policy] Ukraine: Russian becomes regional language in Dnipropetrovsk

[Harold Schiffman]

Russian becomes regional language in Dnipropetrovsk

Sept. 13, 2012, 11:36 a.m. | Ukraine — by Interfax-Ukraine

Dnipropetrovsk City Council deputies voted for the implementation of
the provisions of the law on the principles of state language policy
in Dnipropetrovsk.
© AFP
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According to an Interfax-Ukraine reporter, 77 deputies voted for this
decision, 19 deputies from the factions of the Batkivschyna Party, the
Front for Change and Ukraine of the Future voted against it, and four
abstained.

The decision stresses the need "to inform the public of the city about
the fact that Russian is a regional language" and "ensure the use of
Russian in Dnipropetrovsk as a regional language, with respective
consequences in office work, education and other spheres."

Front for Change faction deputy Kamil Prymakov, on behalf of the
opposition, spoke against the inclusion of the issue on the agenda.

The proposal was rejected by most Regions Party deputies, and the
issue was supported.

The beginning of the session of the city council was accompanied by a
rally of representatives of the Svoboda Party, the Congress of
Ukrainian Nationalists and several public organizations that demanded
that the unconstitutional introduction of Russian as a regional
language in Dnipropetrovsk be prevented.

http://www.kyivpost.com/content/ukraine/russian-becomes-regional-language-in-dnipropetrovsk-312880.html

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