No Surprise: 95% of Voters in Crimea Vote to Join Russia
More than 95% of voters in yesterday’s referendum support Russia’s takeover of the Crimean peninsula from Ukraine, says chairman of the Sevastopol legislative assembly Yuri Doynikov. http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2014/mar/17/crimea-votes-to-leave-ukraine/
Voter turnout reached 80%. http://voiceofrussia.com/news/2014_03_17/Referendum-in-Crimea-official-result-to-be-announced-on-17-March-first-data-show-96-vote-for-Russia-7828/
Both the voting results and world reactions seemed fully predictable. Hague spokesmen called the referendum a mockery. http://www.focus-fen.net/news/2014/03/17/330130/crimea-result-makes-a-mockery-of-democracy-says-hague.html
Stock markets ended in the red last week before the referendum. http://www.zacks.com/stock/news/126581/stock-market-news-for-march-17-2014
Western governments now mull adding sanctions to those already to be approved later today. http://www.tolonews.com/en/afghanistan/14214-crimea-votes-to-join-russia-west-mulls-new-sanctions
HFS analysts forecast continued anxiety in the stock markets despite the referendum, as fallout from Crimean politics appears to have just begun.
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