Moscow: Voting for presidential elections will happen in Russia from March 15-17. Polling stations have already opened in Russia’s Far Eastern areas, significantly the easternmost Kamchatka and Chukotka, TASS reported.
Kamchatka Governor Vladimir Solodov turned the primary regional head to solid his vote. People throughout Russia ate voting to elect their President for the subsequent six years. For the primary time, the folks of Donbass and Novorossia will vote for the Russian presidential elections.
It is the primary time that the most recent applied sciences examined throughout earlier lower-level polls–a three-day voting interval and a distant vote–will be used throughout the presidential elections.
The candidates who’re contesting for high state publish within the 2024 election are Vladislav Davankov, Russia’s incumbent President Vladimir Putin, Leonid Slutsky and Nikolay Kharitonov.
New People’s Party has nominated Vladislav Davankov, with Putin being a self-designated candidate. Leonid Slutsky of the LDPR get together and Nikolay Kharitonov are additionally in fray from the Communist Party of Russia, in response to TASS
At the very begin of the presidential race, as many as 33 folks, together with 9 contenders from events and 24 unbiased contenders, deliberate to contest for Russia’s high state publish. Among them, solely 15 folks submitted the paperwork wanted to be registered as candidates.
Only 11 candidates remained within the presidential race when the deadline for submitting paperwork expired on January 1. Eventually, solely 4 candidates have been registered.
It is the primary time that the presidential polls in Russia might be carried out over three days. According to Russian Central Election Commission Chair Ella Pamfilova, the folks appreciated this format because it provides them extra alternative to solid votes within the presidential polls, TASS reported.
Over 94,000 polling stations might be open in Russia from 8 am (native time) to eight pm (native time). Except a number of areas overseas, the voting will formally finish on March 17 at 9 pm (native time) when polling stations in Kaliningrad will shut.
As many as 295 polling stations will open in 144 overseas nations and on the territory of Baikonur house centre, which Russia has leased from Kazakhstan. The precise timeframe of the vote will differ from nation to nation. Thailand would be the first nation the place polling stations will open on the Russian Consulate General in Phuket.
Also, throughout the presidential elections, folks could have the choice to solid their vote electronically. Online voting is on the market in 29 areas, together with Moscow. People have been requested to submit functions to solid their ballots on-line from January 29 to March 11, TASS reported.
More than 4.7 million folks utilized to vote on-line. People will get to know in regards to the outcomes of the web vote on March 17 from 10 pm (native time) to 11 pm (native time).
So far, Putin has served 4 phrases as Russian President. He was elected Russian President in 2000 and re-elected in 2004, 2012, and 2018, Al Jazeera reported. If he wins, Putin will serve one other six years, as a result of constitutional amendments which have expanded the time period. This would mark his fifth time period. He can then be re-elected once more in 2030 for a sixth time period.
