Elias Demetriou

Versions of names: Ηλίας Δημητρίου / Элиас Деметриу

Cyprus

Political activity

Elias Dimitriou served as an observer in the presidential elections in the occupied Crimea in March 2018. He has been affiliated to the Progressive Party for the Working People and is a member of the International Department of the C.C. of AKEL.

Missions

Individual observers at the 2018 Russian presidential election in annexed Crimea

Political affiliation at time of mission: identified

Party’s name: Ανορθωτικό Κόμμα Εργαζόμενου Λαού (ΑΚΕΛ) / Anorthotikó Kómma Ergazómenou Laoú (AKEL) / Progressive Party for the Working People

Official function at time of mission: Ordinary party member

Corresponding elections

Presidential Election Russia Crimea 2018

Classification: illegitimate

The overwhelming majority of the world’s nations does not recognise Russia’s annexation of Ukraine’s Autonomous Republic of Crimea in 2014, while international institutions such as the OSCE ODIHR considered Russian elections held in Crimea as illegitimate and did not send international election observers there. In their turn, Ukrainian authorities warned that any participation in the electoral process in Crimea would be illegal.