Russian presidential elections have begun in Russia and the occupied territories of Ukraine, which will last three days – from March 15 to March 17 inclusive. The main voting day is Sunday, March 17th.
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Four candidates are registered for the elections – Putin, Leonid Slutsky from the LDPR, communist Nikolai Kharitonov and Vladislav Davankov from the New People party. The Central Election Commission has not registered any opposition or anti-war candidate.
Ukrainian authorities call on Ukrainians living under occupation or forced to stay in Russia not to participate in the pseudo-elections.
The US and EU previously stated that they do not recognize the holding of so-called elections in the occupied territories of Ukraine.
What is known about the so-called elections in Russia
The state will last three days, in a third of the regions it will be, in particular, electronic. There is no doubt that according to its results, Putin will become president for the fifth time.
The head of the Central Election Commission, Ella Pamfilova, said that 2.3 million people voted early. In total, the Central Election Commission registered 112 million 309 thousand 947 voters in Russia and abroad.
Russian presidential elections are also being held in the occupied Ukrainian Crimea and the territories of Donetsk, Lugansk, Zaporozhye and Kherson regions of Ukraine.
Early one-day voting is taking place in a number of countries around the world. In the Czech Republic, Libya, Kuwait and Qatar, Russian citizens will be able to vote only on March 15, in Iran, Sri Lanka and the Maldives, Jamaica, Oman – on March 16.
There are four candidates on the ballot for the Russian presidential election: incumbent President Vladimir Putin (self-nominated), Vladislav Davankov (New People), Leonid Slutsky (LDPR) and Nikolai Kharitonov (Communist Party of the Russian Federation).
After Radfed set the date for the presidential election, the Anti-Corruption Foundation (FBK) announced the launch of the “Russia without Putin” campaign with a call to vote for any candidate other than Putin.
Subsequently, the Russian opposition announced an action, the essence of which is to come to the elections on March 17 at 12 noon and spoil the ballot or give your vote to someone other than the “main candidate” to show disagreement with the war and Putin’s policies.
On March 14, the Moscow prosecutor’s office threatened criminal liability for participation in this action.
Source: Racurs
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