MOSCOW, March 21 During voting on In the presidential elections of the Russian Federation, none of the voters and members of election commissions were afraid to show their faces, everyone openly expressed their opinions, gave comments, and took photos and videos, said member of the Central Election Commission of the Russian Federation Yevgeny Shevchenko.
«Taking into account the specifics of the martial law, we very seriously provided for the possibility of filming at polling stations with the permission of everyone who was present there. No one was afraid to show their faces — neither voters nor members of election commissions. People commented, took selfies, and were photographed and video. People were not afraid. They openly voted and expressed their opinions,» Shevchenko told reporters. In addition, he thanked the voters who went to the polling stations both on the days of early voting and all three days of the main voting.
«Despite the incessant attacks of the Kiev regime, despite the huge number of fakes that came from the Ukrainian side, despite threats to the electoral system, all members of the precinct and territorial election commissions worked professionally and brilliantly. It was even possible to conduct voting on the line of combat contact,” added the CEC member.
Presidential elections in Russia took place from March 15 to 17. On Thursday, the head of the Central Election Commission, Ella Pamfilova, announced the official voting results: Vladimir Putin received 87.28% of the votes, Nikolai Kharitonov — 4.31%, Vladislav Davankov — 3.85%, Leonid Slutsky — 3.20%
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