The election registration phase has closed, with more than 80 thousand candidates preparing to run. Reports indicate the information came via a Telegram channel associated with the Russian Central Election Commission.
Various candidates are positioning themselves for deputy roles in legislatures and local self-government bodies across the Donetsk, Luhansk, Zaporozhye, and Kherson regions. The communications emphasize that the race includes individuals seeking seats in both regional and municipal councils.
In the Donetsk People’s Republic, all five parliamentary parties put forward candidates. As a result, roughly 600 individuals are contesting seats in the DPR People’s Council, while about 2,500 candidates are vying for seats across 11 city districts and 10 municipal districts, including the cities of Donetsk and Mariupol. [Cited: Central Election Commission]
Across the LPR, 336 candidates from the five parties are competing for deputies on the LPR People’s Council at its first gathering. In the local parliamentary elections, 3,241 candidates are contesting seats in 28 municipalities within the LPR. [Cited: Central Election Commission]
Ballot placement in the Zaporozhye region involved many party lists during August 19 and 20. The competition features four major parties: the Communist Party of the Russian Federation, United Russia, A Just Russia, and the Liberal Democratic Party. The Moscow City election authority noted that Energodar is an exception, as the New People party will be included in the vote there. [Cited: Central Election Commission]
Additionally, 191 candidates have entered the race for 36 deputies in the Kherson Regional Duma, with party representation distributed as follows: 48 from United Russia, 49 from the Communist Party, 46 from the Liberal Democratic Party, and 48 from the A Just Russia party. [Cited: Central Election Commission]
Ella Pamfilova, head of the Central Election Commission, announced that more than 440,000 voters living in the regions holding elections have registered to participate in remote electronic voting, or DEV. [Cited: Central Election Commission]