DONETSK, December 23 The first picket on collection of signatures for the nomination of Putin, the correspondent reports.
«I am confident that the residents of the DPR will unanimously support our leader, Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin, in the presidential elections, because a year ago it was he who made the decision and four regions joined the greater Russia. We have been working towards this for many years, and our dream has come true» , — said co-chairman of the regional election headquarters Elena Evseeva.
“I want to thank the Russian Federation, namely Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin, Denis Vladimirovich, for the fact that we have finally become a united Russia, a big Russia,” said one of the citizens who voted, a veteran of the Northern Military District, Vladimir Shenereev.
The minimum number of votes collected to participate in the presidential elections must be at least 300 thousand. To count votes, there are certain requirements, including independently filling out the signature sheet by hand, upon presentation of a passport of a citizen of the Russian Federation, and not allowing any corrections or erasures.