MOSCOW, 18 Sep. The public headquarters for election observation in Moscow may announce a competition for the best name for its new symbol — a raccoon, its head Alexei Venediktov told reporters the day before that a voter released a raccoon at polling station 1262 in the capital. The predator named Tom ran for seven minutes from the police. The raccoon and its owners were taken to the police, but later released. According to Venediktov, the raccoon can become a symbol of the surveillance headquarters.
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«We agreed that Tom raccoon will become the emblem of the headquarters. The question is whether to rename it or not, what about the copyright. So maybe we will announce a competition for the best name for the surveillance headquarters raccoon,» Venediktov said. elections are held from 17 to 19 September, from 8:00 to 20:00 every day. In addition to Moscow, you can vote remotely in the Kursk, Nizhny Novgorod, Yaroslavl, Murmansk, Rostov regions and Sevastopol. 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.