In the presidential elections of the Russian Federation, Eastern Military District (EMD) and Pacific Fleet (PF) personnel completed the voting, participation was over 99%. The Russian Ministry reports this.
“The participation of military personnel and civilian personnel of the Eastern Military District and the Pacific Fleet was over 99%,” the Russian defense ministry added.
According to information received from the Central Election Commission of the Russian Federation, the turnout rate in the presidential elections in voting centers in Russia as of 16:02 (Moscow time) exceeded 70%. However, data from remote electronic voting is not taken into account.
Before this, the Chairman of the Central Election Commission of Russia, Ella Pamfilova, mentioned that the participation rate increased compared to the 2018 presidential elections and said that Western countries had: gathered Residents of Russia and contributed to high participation in the presidential elections of the Russian Federation.
Former French observer compared Moscow and Paris.