Vote of Secession for Crimea

As the crisis in the Ukraine continues Russia has backed the movement of Crimea to secede from the Ukraine. People are “flocking” to the polling stations to vote on the matter. In the short period of six hours the turnout for the vote was already at 44.27%. According to the journalists the majority of the voters who came out are in favor of the secession whereas those who do not wish to succeed are boycotting the vote all together. The ballots consist of two questions. The first asks the voter if they think that they should rejoin Russia, the second if the Ukraine should return to the 1992 status where the region of Crimea would have much more autonomy. However, the ballot does not have an option for voters for Crimea to stay as it is. This vote has been condemned as illegal by the Ukraine and the West only gaining backing from Russia. This situation will be interesting to watch and see what the people of Crimea want. Clearly things will not stay the same, but it will be interesting to see the steps that Crimea, Russia, and the Ukraine will take and how the West will react.