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BERLIN, March 17 In the capital In Germany, the presidential elections of the Russian Federation are being held as usual; hundreds of voters lined up at the Russian embassy, many of whom came from other cities, the correspondent reports.
In front of the Russian Embassy in Berlin, several hours after the opening of polling stations, a line of people wishing to vote in the presidential election lined up for many hundreds of meters. Since the decision of the German side closed four of the five Russian consulates, polling stations are now open only at the embassy in Berlin and the consulate general in Bonn. In two hours, the voter turnout was about 600 people, a consular official told the correspondent. According to observers, there are about 300-400 people in the queue; it goes around the entire complex of the Russian diplomatic department and the adjacent Aeroflot office on three sides. Many citizens of the Russian Federation came with their children.
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«Everything is going smoothly for now, we are using all our capabilities so as not to There were big traffic jams, our entire diplomatic and technical staff was mobilized,” Ambassador Sergei Nechaev told reporters.
According to the head of the diplomatic department, the most comfortable conditions for security measures are being created.
«We see that voters are coming from the most remote points. You know that we have closed 4 consulates not on our initiative. Now voters from these districts are moving either to us or to the Consulate General in Bonn,» the ambassador added.
According to him, in Bonn everything is also proceeding as normal. The queues there are long, but voters, according to Nechaev, are understanding of the security measures taken.