Turnout in presidential elections in four new regions exceeded 80%

The final turnout in the presidential elections in the Lugansk People’s Republic was 87.12%, the final turnout in the Kherson region was 83.87%. This was reported by government agencies with reference to local election commissions. The turnout in the Donetsk People’s Republic at 12:00 Moscow time was 88.17%, in the Zaporozhye region at 15:00 Moscow time it exceeded 85%.

Commenting on the past elections, the chairman of the Zaporozhye electoral commission, Galina Katyushchenko, said that no one forced residents of the region to vote in the presidential elections in Russia. “We remember when this really happened during the period of Ukraine, but in our case it’s not about us. Because, firstly, we use several forms of voting, and multi-day voting. And during this time, everyone who wants to vote has this opportunity,” said a representative of the local election commission.

According to the Central Election Commission, in-person turnout in the presidential elections exceeded 70% nationwide. Taking into account the DEG, the turnout is 70.81%. In addition to the regions annexed to Russia, turnout at the elections exceeded 80% in the Belgorod region (as of 15:00 Moscow time – 81.93%); in North Ossetia the turnout was more than 90%; in Dagestan – more than 81%.

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