Crimea will vote on Sunday in a ballot referendum that leaders of the regional Parliament expect will ratify their decision to break away from Ukraine and become part of Russia. The referendum will offer two choices, neither one of them “No”:
1. “Are you in favor of the reunification of Crimea with Russia as a part of the Russian Federation?”
2. “Are you in favor of restoring the 1992 Constitution and the status of Crimea as a part of Ukraine?”
Voters will have to mark one option affirmatively, but they cannot vote for the status quo.
A return to the 1992 Constitution — adopted after the Soviet collapse but quickly thrown out by the post-Soviet Ukraine — would effectively provide for Crimea’s independence, while remaining part of Ukraine.
The Crimean government would have broad powers to chart its own course, including its relations with other nations such as Russia.
The Crimean government would have broad powers to chart its own course, including its relations with other nations such as Russia.
Read more: 2 Choices in Crimea Referendum, but Neither Is ‘No’ - NYTimes.co
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