Ilya Massukh, Deputy Head of the Moscow 2023 Election Observation Headquarters, said that approximately 1.35 million people took part in the Moscow mayoral election within 11 hours. TASS.
Before that, State Duma Speaker Vyacheslav Volodin voted down using the terminal for electronic voting.
It is stated that the head of the State Duma votes using the electronic voting terminal (TEG) installed at the polling station, which has become one of the novelties of this year’s elections.
On September 8, elections at various levels began in Russia. This year, more than 4,000 election campaigns will be held in 85 regions across the country with the participation of more than 81,000 candidates. In particular, the elections will be held in Moscow, the Moscow region and for the first time in the new regions of Russia. Voting on most issues will take place in a three-day format and will end on Single Voting Day, September 10.
Previously recognizedIt is stated that more than one million people participated in the elections in the first hours.