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SIMFERPOL, Ukraine (AP) - Lawmakers in the embattled Crimean region of Ukraine have decided to hold a referendum March 16 on whether Crimea should become part of Russia.

'This is our response to the disorder and lawlessness in Kiev,' Sergei Shuvainikov, a member of the local Crimean legislature, said Thursday. 'We will decide our future ourselves.'

The parliament in Crimea, which enjoys a degree of autonomy under current Ukrainian law, voted 78 with eight abstentions in favor of holding the referendum. Local voters will also be given the choice of deciding to remain part of Ukraine, but with enhanced local powers.

There was no immediate response from the Ukrainian central government to the vote. On Wednesday, Ukraine's prime minister told that Crimea would remain part of Ukraine.

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