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DnD Central / Re: Tripe about Ukraine
Actually, these figures were "normalised" after the fact as it is usually done in Russia http://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2014/03/what-a-turnout-123-of-sevastopol-crimea-vote-for-merger-with-mother-russia/
Reports like this do not only concern Crimea, but all elections in Russia. It's absolutely normal. It's the way democracy works, as they say. "You, the people, voted for it, and we respect your wish and thank you for the mandate."
Referred document is in Ukrainian... Does it explain already everything or do you still need explanations?
Well, if explanations are still needed... Let's get back to the past to review how it all started.
97% of Crimea use Russian as their primary language. During years Ukrainian politicians talked about ukrainization and derussification. These talks made all Russian speakers doubtful about their future in Ukraine. When new group self-proclaimed themselves as government, first thing which they did was to cancel language law. This made Russian speakers even more doubtful.
So, to summarize: Crimea fought for their language, they got support from Russia, due to this support they were able to win, and now, when they already won, they create their most important document in... Ukrainian.
Official results of referendum in Sevastapol are available on site of Sevastopol City Council: http://sevsovet.com.ua/index.php/2011-06-30-23-44-03/12395-na-sessii-gorodskogo-soveta-utverzhdeny-rezultaty-obshchekrymskogo-referenduma-16-marta-2014-goda
The same results in Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crimean_referendum,_2014
Voter turnout: 89.5%