The CEC recommended that local election commissions play the anthem at the opening of polling stations

The Central Election Commission recommended that the election commissions of the constituent entities of Russia play the national anthem during the opening of polling stations, informed Telegram channel of the CEC.

“In order to create a solemn atmosphere at polling stations on voting days, in order to emphasize the special significance of the will of our citizens, we propose to organize the performance of the national anthem before their opening,” said CEC Chairperson Ella Pamfilova.

According to her, the inclusion of the anthem has already become a tradition for election commissions in a number of regions, and voters support this idea.

On a single voting day on September 11, 2022 in Russia, direct elections of governors will be held in 14 subjects. August 8 at the CEC completed registration of candidates for elections of heads of regions. As Pamfilova reported, out of 75 applicants who brought documents for registration, only four were refused. The rejection rate, therefore, turned out to be unprecedentedly low and amounted to 5.3% after 20% in 2021 and 34% in 2020. The remaining 13 of the originally declared 88 applicants did not bring documents for registration. As a result, the competition in the elections of senior officials (HDL) will average five contenders per seat, the CEC chairman concluded.

As for the results of registration in regional legislative assemblies, here the percentage of refusals was less than 5% (42 lists of candidates, two refusals). In single-member constituencies, this figure was 2% (826 candidates from 12 parties and 24 self-nominated candidates, 17 applicants were rejected).

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