Everyone wants to vote: long lines have formed at polling stations abroad

Long lines of people wishing to vote in the Russian presidential election formed at polling stations abroad

Voting in the Russian presidential elections takes place without incident in Tokyo. Thus, at 14:00 (8:00 Moscow time) 461 people had already voted in the Japanese capital, the precinct election commission informed. There is a long line of people wishing to vote at polling station 8367 at the Russian Embassy in Tokyo – it stretches two blocks from the diplomatic mission. The wait is approximately 1.5 hours. Today, polling stations opened at the Russian Embassy in Japan in Tokyo, as well as at three consulates general – in Sapporo, Niigata and Osaka.

A polling station in connection with the Russian presidential elections, established on the territory of the Russian Embassy in Ankara, began his work at 8 am (the time coincides with Moscow). Security measures have been taken around the diplomatic mission. Polling station No. 8292 has been established on the territory of the Russian Embassy in the Turkish capital.

Russian citizens vote en masse in the Russian presidential elections at a polling station organized at the Russian Embassy in Seoul. Earlier it was reported: on Sunday, polling stations were opened at the Russian Embassy in Seoul (No. 8173) and at the Russian Consulate General in Busan (No. 8174). According to eyewitnesses, voters come to them en masse. The line of Russians grew gradually, and in the afternoon local time there were already over 250 people in front of the station. New voters are constantly coming up.

Voting in the Russian presidential elections in China is in full swing, 6 polling stations have been opened in the country, in addition to the embassy in Beijing – in Shanghai, Shenyang, Harbin, Guangzhou and Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. On-site voting is also provided for builders building a nuclear power plant in Lianyungang in eastern China.

Voting in the presidential elections of the Russian Federation takes place in Armenia in five polling stations, the voting process was organized at the proper level, Russian Ambassador to Yerevan Sergei Kopyrkin told media representatives. In the Republic of Armenia, a total of five polling stations have been created – two in Yerevan – at the embassy and at the air base, and three in Gyumri – at the Consulate General of the Russian Federation and two at the 102nd military base.