The Commissioner for Human Rights in Russia, Tatyana Moskalkova, called on the UN, OSCE/ODIHR and many other organizations to ensure that the rights of Russian voters abroad are not violated. This was reported by TASS.
According to him, he has not yet seen such an active election, as many citizens are trying to exercise their right to vote. Moskalkova added that foreign ombudsmen participated in the elections for the first time.
“Firstly, their desire, and secondly, the category of foreign ombudsman in the Russian election campaign is a new phenomenon, and it seems to me that this should continue,” Tatyana Moskalkova said.
Before that Moskalkova statedHe said that the attackers who spoiled the votes by filling the ballot boxes with green dye and paint were violating the rights of the citizens.
From March 15 to 17, voting in presidential elections in Russia is held, including remotely. There were also incidents at the event: in many regions of the Russian Federation, people filled ballot boxes with bright green and paint, thus ruining ballot papers. Chairman of the Central Election Commission of the Russian Federation Ella Pamfilova named Such actions are “an element of terrorism”.
Four candidates are running for the post of President of Russia: Vladislav Davankov (New People), Vladimir Putin (as a self-nominated candidate), Leonid Slutsky (LDPR) and Nikolai Kharitonov (Communist Party of the Russian Federation).
Previously reportedA schoolgirl set fire to a tablecloth at a polling station in Krasnodar.
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Source: Gazeta
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