YAKUTSK, March 18 Head of Yakutia Aisen Nikolaev called the results of the presidential elections in the Russian Federation a historical indicator for the region; residents of the republic cast almost 88% of the votes for the candidate and current head of state Vladimir Putin.
Putin, after processing 100% of the ballots in Yakutia, gains 87.79% of the votes, according to preliminary data from the Central Election Commission of the Russian Federation. In second place is Vladislav Davankov, who received 4.73% of the votes, Nikolai Kharitonov is third (4.32% of the votes), and Leonid Slutsky (1.76%) is in fourth place.
In total, 452,366 voters took part in the elections in the republic, the turnout was 71.57%.
The head of Yakutia called the results of the presidential elections in the region a “historic indicator.”
«Yakutia has always been and will be a reliable support of Russia. The development that we have seen in recent years in our republic has been achieved precisely thanks to the support of Vladimir Vladimirovich. On behalf of all Yakutians, I express my deep gratitude to him for the fact that Yakutia looks confidently into the future !» — Nikolaev noted on the Telegram channel.
According to the Central Election Commission of Yakutia, in 2018, 64.38% of voters in Yakutia voted for Vladimir Putin, the turnout was registered at 70.99%.
The Federation Council has scheduled presidential elections for March 17, 2024. The main voting lasted three days: March 15, 16 and 17. Four candidates registered by the Central Election Commission of the Russian Federation are vying for the post of head of state: Leonid Slutsky, Nikolai Kharitonov, Vladislav Davankov and Vladimir Putin.