Residents of new regions will vote in the presidential elections for the first time

The T&M report also notes that “jumps” in the number of voters in the elections of State Duma deputies continue, especially in comparison with the presidential elections. During the presidential elections in 2018, there were 109.008 million voters included in the voting lists; in the State Duma elections in 2021 – 109.204 million. This is more than the CEC previously recorded on January 1, 2018 and July 1, 2021. respectively. This phenomenon is explained by the fact that the Central Election Commission collects data from registration authorities (Ministry of Internal Affairs, Civil Registry Office, etc.), but in fact the number of citizens at polling stations may be greater.