The Russian Central Election Commission announced that the voter turnout rate in the Russian presidential elections this morning, Saturday, reached 36.5%.
The committee stated, in a statement: “The voter turnout rate in the Russian presidential elections across the country reached 36.5% as of 8:40 on the second day of voting.”
from her side; The head of Russia’s Central Election Commission, Ella Pamfilova, called on citizens to allocate time to vote in the elections in person or remotely.
It is noteworthy that the presidential elections will be held in Russia over the course of 3 days (March 15 – 16 – 17) in light of severe tension in the Russian border areas with Ukraine, which witness armed attacks daily.
Four candidates are participating in these elections: current President Vladimir Putin (an independent candidate) and three candidates from the parties represented in Parliament (Leonid Slutsky (Liberal Democratic Party), Vladislav Davankov (New People’s Party) and Nikolai Kharitonov (for the Russian Communist Party).
The number of voters in Russia exceeds 112 million people, and it reaches about two million abroad.
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