The beginning of presidential elections in Russia

According to the international group Tasnim news agency, citing “Tas” news agency, the presidential election Russia will be held from today, Friday, March 15, to Sunday, March 17. For the first time, these elections will be held in three days, including using remote electronic voting.

Four candidates are competing for the position of the head of the government: Vladislav Davankov – the deputy head of the Russian State Duma and The candidate of the “New People” party, Leonid Slutsky – the leader of the Liberal Democratic Party and the senior member of the State Duma, Nikolai Kharitonov – the member of the Duma of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation and the current head of the government, Vladimir Putin, who is nominated by himself and is not affiliated with any party, of course The ruler of “United Russia” has firmly supported his candidacy.

Voting centers for the presidential elections in Russia opened late last night and earlier than other federal regions in the Sakhalin and Far East regions of Russia, respectively. It spread to the western regions of this country.

More than 2,200 polling stations in the capital of Russia will operate for voting in the presidential elections on March 15, 16 and 17, starting at 08:00 this morning Moscow time. For the first time, Russian citizens can cast their votes online during these three days.

In addition, voting for the Russian presidential elections in the Donbas region, in the two republics of Donetsk and Luhansk, as well as in Kherson region began. In total, more than 1,200 polling stations have been opened there.

The Central Election Commission of Russia has announced its full readiness for the start of the presidential elections. According to the information of this commission, approximately 2.5 million people have already been able to participate in the elections ahead of time, and about 5 million are planning to vote online, so special attention has been paid to ensuring cyber security in the election process.

The Russian embassy in Washington is ready to deal with provocative actions during the election

Anatoly Antonov, the Russian ambassador in Washington, announced this morning that the Russian diplomatic mission in the United States has received many threats. has received and has prepared itself to deal with any provocative actions during the Russian presidential elections. He said: We know that anti-Russian measures are planned both near the embassy and the consulates general, and efforts will be made to penetrate even into the territory of our embassy and not disrupt the election process, but this simply will not work. .

Antonov, pointing out that there are three polling stations in the United States: in Houston, Washington and New York, expressed confidence that every Russian citizen who comes to the polling station will be given this opportunity. to choose his candidate regardless of political orientation and inclinations.

Japan does not recognize the elections in the Russian-controlled areas on the territory of Ukraine

Yoshimasa Hayashi, the Secretary General of the Japanese Cabinet of Ministers, announced on Friday morning that the Japanese government will not recognize the Russian presidential election in the territories that Tokyo considers to be part of Ukraine.

He stated that Tokyo annexed some areas. under the control of Russia, considers this country to be a violation of the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine, he said: I would like to refrain from commenting on the elections held in Russia. But Japan definitely does not recognize the voting in the occupied areas on the territory of Ukraine.

He added that this position was also expressed in the joint statement of the G7 leaders in February.

Yesterday Maria Zakharova, the spokeswoman of the Russian Foreign Ministry, warned against the West’s attempt to influence Russia’s internal situation during the elections. Zakharova emphasized that despite the West’s attempts to interfere in Russia’s internal affairs, all citizens of the country abroad will participate in the presidential elections.

Earlier, the Russian Foreign Intelligence Service reported that Opposition internet sources, incited by the United States, are urging Russian citizens to ignore the election. The office reminded that Washington also plans to carry out cyber attacks on the remote electronic voting system with the participation of prominent IT specialists. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov also announced that on the eve of the presidential election The Republic of Russia, Russophobic actions in unfriendly countries were predictable and provocative actions of the West in this regard are not a new issue.

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