NEW : Rebel Prime Minister wins in self-proclaimed Luhansk . Russian Foreign Ministry considers the vote valid . Exit polls show a half million people voted in People 's Republic of Donetsk . `` The elections in the Donetsk and Lugansk regions were held in an organized way in general and with high voter turnout , '' the ministry said , according to Itar-Tass . ` The Western government and Ukrainian countries have criticized the elections .
NEW : Rebel Prime Minister wins in self-proclaimed Luhansk . Russian Foreign Ministry considers the vote valid . Exit polls show a half million people voted in People 's Republic of Donetsk . The Western government and Ukrainian countries have criticized the elections .