Turnout in Russian presidential elections exceeded 65% – Kommersant
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The total in-person turnout in the Russian presidential elections on March 17 at 13:30 Moscow time was 65.89%, the Central Election Commission reports (CEC). As of 11:00 Moscow time, more than 125 thousand Russians voted abroad.
For the first time, Russian presidential elections are held over three days: from March 15 to 17. Competing for the post of head of state are: Vladimir Putin (self-nominated), Vladislav Davankov (New People), Leonid Kharitonov (LDPR) and Nikolai Kharitonov (Communist Party of the Russian Federation).
This is also the first presidential election to use a remote electronic voting (DEV) system. Residents of 29 regions, including Moscow, have access to it. Outside Russia, 230 polling stations have been opened in 111 countries. According to Russian Foreign Ministry representative Maria Zakharova, as of 11:00 Moscow time, 125,428 Russians made their choice abroad.
During voting in 20 Russian regions at 29 polling stations, there were attempts to set fire to boxes with ballots and pour brilliant green or ink into them. According to the Central Election Commission, 214 votes were irretrievably lost. The head of the Central Election Commission, Ella Pamfilova, reported that more than 280 thousand hacker attacks on the DEG system were repelled.
How is the third day of voting in the presidential election going? material “Ъ”.
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