SIMFEROPOL, 18 Sep. French National Assembly deputy Jerome Lambert and ex-parliamentarian Michel Voisin, who arrived in Crimea as observers, advised critics of the Russian elections to personally visit the country and assess the voting process. They noted that many negative comments about the electoral process sound «from representatives of the Anglo-Saxon world.» «If those people who criticize the elections could come, they would be convinced that the electoral process is in full compliance with the international democratic standard,» Lambert said at a meeting with the head of the republic's electoral commission, Mikhail Malyshev. also advised international monitoring missions.
«Come here, watch the voting process, and you will see that everything is going on here in accordance with international requirements,» he said.
Foreign observers from around the world, including France and Serbia, have arrived in Crimea and this week the European Parliament approved a report calling for a tougher policy toward Moscow. One of the amendments also proposed to prepare for «non-recognition of the elections» and to impose sanctions against observers in Crimea. On the peninsula, this was called a manifestation of double standards on the part of the West.
The Crimean Ombudsman thanked foreign observers for their courage On each of these three days, you can vote from 8:00 to 20:00. The lower house is elected for a five-year term according to a mixed system: 225 deputies are elected on party lists, another 225 — in single-mandate constituencies. Remote electronic voting will take place in Moscow, as well as in Kursk, Nizhny Novgorod, Yaroslavl, Murmansk, Rostov regions and Sevastopol.
June 18, 2:29 pm Infographics State Duma elections 2021 , PACE, Parliamentary Assembly of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation (PABSEC), Interparliamentary Assembly of Orthodoxy, Parliamentary Assembly of the Union of Belarus and Russia, CIS Observer Mission. The Situation Center of the Public Chamber monitors the voting process around the clock throughout all three election days. More than 40 volunteers receive information in real time from public observers at polling stations, as well as process messages received through the hotline and the Public Observer mobile application. Elections to the State Duma. Second day
In Russia, a three-day vote continues, as a result of which deputies of the State Duma of the eighth convocation, nine heads of regions and representatives of 39 regional and local parliaments will be elected.
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In Russia, a three-day vote continues, as a result of which deputies of the State Duma of the eighth convocation, nine heads of regions and representatives of 39 regional and local parliaments will be elected.
Polling stations will be open today from 8 am to 8 pm.
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Polling stations will be open today from 8 am to 8 pm.
Residents of Moscow, Nizhny Novgorod, Yaroslavl, Murmansk and Rostov regions, as well as the city of Sevastopol can make a choice remotely.
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Residents of Moscow, Nizhny Novgorod, Yaroslavl, Murmansk and Rostov regions, as well as the city of Sevastopol can make a choice remotely.
14 parties have registered federal lists of candidates for deputies. According to the draw, in the ballot they are arranged in the following order: Communist Party of the Russian Federation, «Greens», LDPR, «New People», «United Russia», «Fair Russia — For Truth», «Yabloko», Party of Growth, Russian Party of Freedom and Justice, «Communists of Russia», «Civil Platform», «Green Alternative», «Motherland» and the Party of Pensioners.
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14 parties have registered federal lists of candidates for deputies. According to the draw, in the ballot they are arranged in the following order: Communist Party of the Russian Federation, «Greens», LDPR, «New People», «United Russia», «Fair Russia — For Truth», «Yabloko», Party of Growth, Russian Party of Freedom and Justice, «Communists of Russia», «Civil Platform», «Green Alternative», «Motherland» and the Party of Pensioners.
More than 4.4 thousand election campaigns of all levels are being carried out throughout the country, more than 31 thousand seats will be substituted for them.
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More than 4.4 thousand election campaigns of all levels are being carried out throughout the country, more than 31 thousand seats will be substituted for them.
The deputies of the lower house are elected for five years according to a mixed system: 225 people pass through party lists, another 225 — through single-mandate constituencies in one round.
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The deputies of the lower house are elected for five years according to a mixed system: 225 people pass through party lists, another 225 — through single-mandate constituencies in one round.
According to the chairman of the Coordinating Council under the Public Chamber for Election Control Maxim Grigoriev, the voting is active and prepared at a high level.
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According to the chairman of the Coordinating Council under the Public Chamber for Election Control Maxim Grigoriev, the voting is active and prepared at a high level.
About half a million observers and commissioners with deliberative voting rights have applied this year.
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About half a million observers and commissioners with deliberative voting rights have applied this year.
The process is being watched by 7.5 thousand people using video surveillance.
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The process is being watched by 7.5 thousand people using video surveillance.
There are more than 380 international observers at the sites of public observation centers.
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There are more than 380 international observers at the sites of public observation centers.
The turnout among those who voted online by 14:40 reached 70 percent.
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The turnout among those who voted online by 14:40 reached 70 percent.
State Duma Speaker Vyacheslav Volodin voted at polling station No. 75 in the Presnensky District of Moscow.
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State Duma Speaker Vyacheslav Volodin voted at polling station No. 75 in the Presnensky District of Moscow.
Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov cast his vote at a polling station located at a school on Maly Kislovsky Lane.
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Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov cast his vote at a polling station located at a school on Maly Kislovsky Lane.
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In Russia, a three-day vote continues, as a result of which deputies of the State Duma of the eighth convocation, nine heads of regions and representatives of 39 regional and local parliaments will be elected.
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Polling stations will be open today from 8 am to 8 pm.
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Residents of Moscow, Nizhny Novgorod, Yaroslavl, Murmansk and Rostov regions, as well as the city of Sevastopol can make a choice remotely.
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14 parties have registered federal lists of candidates for deputies. According to the draw, in the ballot they are arranged in the following order: Communist Party of the Russian Federation, «Greens», LDPR, «New People», «United Russia», «Fair Russia — For Truth», «Yabloko», Party of Growth, Russian Party of Freedom and Justice, «Communists of Russia», «Civil Platform», «Green Alternative», «Motherland» and the Party of Pensioners.
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More than 4.4 thousand election campaigns of all levels are being carried out throughout the country, more than 31 thousand seats will be substituted for them.
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The deputies of the lower house are elected for five years according to a mixed system: 225 people pass through party lists, another 225 — through single-mandate constituencies in one round.
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According to the chairman of the Coordinating Council under the Public Chamber for Election Control Maxim Grigoriev, the voting is active and prepared at a high level.
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About half a million observers and commissioners with deliberative voting rights have applied this year.
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The process is being watched by 7.5 thousand people using video surveillance.
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There are more than 380 international observers at the sites of public observation centers.
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The turnout among those who voted online by 14:40 reached 70 percent.
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State Duma Speaker Vyacheslav Volodin voted at polling station No. 75 in the Presnensky District of Moscow.
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Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov cast his vote at a polling station located at a school on Maly Kislovsky Lane.