The Russian Central Election Commission reported on Saturday that voter turnout in the Russian presidential elections on the second day reached 57.11% as of 20:19 Moscow time.
The Election Commission reported that, as of 20:19 Moscow time, the voter turnout rate in the Russian presidential elections on the second day had reached 57.11%.
The Russian Central Election Commission reported on Saturday that voter turnout in the Russian presidential elections reached 50.02% as of 16:13 Moscow time.
The committee stated, in a statement, “The voter participation rate in the Russian presidential elections across the country reached 50.01% as of 16:13 Moscow time.”
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The Russian Federation Council set the date for the presidential elections on March 17, 2024, and the Central Election Commission decided that voting would continue for 3 days on March 15, 16, and 17, making this the first Russian presidential election to last 3 days.
Four candidates are competing for the position of President of the Russian Federation in the upcoming elections. They are current President Vladimir Putin (independent candidate), and three candidates from parties represented in Parliament; Leonid Slutsky (Liberal Democratic Party), Vladislav Davankov (New People), and Nikolai Kharitonov (Communist Party of the Russian Federation).
The number of voters exceeds 112 million in Russia and reaches about two million abroad.
Russian President Vladimir Putin, in a special speech to the people, called on all citizens to vote in the presidential elections, stressing that Russia’s fate is determined by no one but its citizens.
