Balitsky announced the participation of more than 20,000 Cossacks in the primaries of “United Russia”

More than 20,000 residents of the Zaporozhye region took part in the preliminary voting of the United Russia party, Yevgeny Balitsky, acting governor of the region, said. Primaries in the regions ends on Sunday, May 28.

“I just took part in the preliminary voting of the United Russia party. More than 20,000 Cossacks have already voted. I am sure that the Cossacks will vote for the deserving ones – those whom they want to see on the lists, “- declared Balitsky in a video message posted on his Telegram channel.

The acting head of the region also wrote that on the days of the preliminary voting, “the entire Zaporozhye region” participates in it.

Registration of candidates for the United Russia primaries ended on April 27. The preliminary voting itself began on May 22 and ends today, May 28. The selection of candidates for the primaries takes place online everywhere, except for new territories. Election campaigns of various levels will be held in 54 regions in September.

This week, in the new regions of the Russian Federation, it was reported that the authorities of Zaporozhye and Kherson regions will adopt legal acts on the procedure for electing deputies of legislative assemblies after the completion of the procedure for considering federal laws on holding elections under martial law (VP). Amendments to the legislation, which allow holding elections in the regions where the EaP operates, were adopted by the State Duma in three readings. On May 24, amendments to the law on martial law were approved by the Federation Council (SF). Now the document must be signed by the president.