Approximately 250 thousand Russian citizens fulfilled their civic duty and voted in the Russian presidential elections held abroad. These figures were stated by the Deputy Head of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Evgeniy Ivanov, who was quoted as saying by the Chairman of the Commission on elections of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation. TASS.
“The total number of voters has already reached 249,806,” the deputy head of the department said during a briefing at the Central Election Commission.
He explained that the data was up to date as of 18:00 Moscow time and took into account early and three-day election votes.
Ivanov added that anti-Russian forces abroad tried to make “pathetic and unscrupulous attempts” at the protests, but they were quickly suppressed. He evaluated that the most “horrible act” was the throwing of Molotov cocktails in Chisinau, Moldova.
“This type of filling technology was primitive,” says the diplomat.
Before that, the press service of the Central Election Commission reportedCurrent Russian President Vladimir Putin leads the presidential election with 87.34% after processing 40% of the protocols.
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