Election results we approve of

Sir, – To anyone reading about the events in Ukraine over the past months a number of things seem clear. Firstly, the overthrow of the elected government by violent protesters in Kiev was a victory for democracy. Secondly, the rejection by Crimea, after a peaceful referendum, of the new, unelected, government was an attack on democracy, while the protests of Russian-speaking Ukrainians in the east of the country against that unelected government are an affront to democracy. It would appear that elections are not as critical a part of democracy as we once believed. Yours, etc,

DAVE ROBBIE,

Seafield Crescent,

Booterstown,

Co Dublin