Ella Pamfilova, Chairman of the Central Election Commission of the Russian Federation, said that the traditional paper voting method will not be replaced by completely remote electronic voting. This was reported by TASS.
“I never tire of repeating this, the Bolsheviks are not expected and cannot be replaced by one another, they will coexist. The traditional is the foundation; It will always be there. For people, this is familiar and necessary, for many this is an important act in life, they come with their families,” said the head of the Central Election Commission of the Russian Federation.
Before that Pamfilova statedIt is stated that the participation in the presidential elections to be held at 18.00 Moscow time in Russia is 74.22 percent. At the same time, he highly appreciated the work of all members of the election commissions in organizing the presidential elections in Russia.
Moreover reportedIt was stated that voting centers in the regions operating according to Moscow time were closed. Voting has been completed in the Northwestern, Central, Volga, Southern and North Caucasian federal districts. According to the Central Election Commission, as of 20:00 Moscow time, the total in-person participation rate in the Russian presidential elections across the country was 73.33%.
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