As of: March 14, 2024, 1:16 p.m
By: Marcus Giebel
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Elections far from home: Russian soldiers stationed in Syria were also able to cast their votes in advance.
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Russia elects its future president.
The designated winner Vladimir Putin addresses the people.
Tens of thousands have already made their cross.
Moscow – The final decision will be made this weekend.
From March 15th to 17th, the people of Russia are called upon to elect their future president.
Who will almost certainly continue to be called Vladimir Putin.
And not just because TV journalist Vladimir Solovyov, who is known as a propagandist, goes to great lengths on his show for the Kremlin boss.
Russia elects president: More than 40,000 votes already cast
However, for some of the more than 113 million eligible voters, this form of Putin advertising comes too late.
Because tens of thousands have already made their cross.
The
Tass
news agency quotes Maria Zakharova: “Early voting is already underway,” said the Foreign Ministry spokeswoman.
“It has already taken place in 23 countries and has been monitored by 29 electoral commissions.
As of March 12, more than 40,000 Russians have already cast their votes.” There were no notable incidents.
These early elections also apply to remote regions in Russia as well as the annexed areas on Ukrainian territory.
Officially, people have a choice between Putin and three challengers.
Vladislav Davankov is deputy chairman of the State Duma and is running for the New People party, which generally supports the incumbent.
Nikolai Kharitonov leads the Communist Party of the Russian Federation.
Leonid Slutsky is the candidate of the far-right Liberal Democratic Party of Russia.
Six years ago there were twice as many candidates and Putin won with more than three quarters of the votes - it was his best result.
candidate |
Old |
|---|---|
Nikolai Kharitonov |
75 |
Vladislav Davankov |
39 |
Wladimir Putin |
71 |
Leonid Slutsky |
55 |
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At that time, voter turnout was 76.5 percent.
International attention is likely to be paid to the number in this election, especially since there are fears of manipulation.
Yulia Navalnaya, widow of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny, who died in a Siberian prison camp, called on citizens to protest.
They should vote against Putin or invalidate their ballot.
Other opposition members also harbored hopes of an end to the rule of the former secret agent, who waged various wars.
Meanwhile, the Kremlin boss, who is aiming for record participation, spoke to his people's conscience.
By voting, people would also “clearly express their personal commitment to Russia’s future.”
Putin continued in his speech: “I am confident that you realize that our country is going through a difficult time and that we are facing enormous challenges in almost every respect.
To continue to face them with dignity and successfully overcome difficulties, we must remain united and confident.”
It's about securing Russia's freedom.
“Taking part in the election is an expression of patriotism,” explains the 71-year-old, drawing a link to the citizens in the annexed territories in Ukraine, who voted for unity with Russia during the referendums despite difficult circumstances.
Elections under difficult conditions: In some regions of Russia, election workers travel to citizens.
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Putin wants to remain president: soldiers “show courage and heroism”
But that’s not all the references to the Ukraine war: “Our military on the front lines will also vote.
They show courage and heroism, defend our homeland and take part in the elections to set an example for all of us.”
All people in Russia would constitute one big family.
“We care and worry about our homeland.
We want it to prosper, to be strong, free and prosperous.
We want living standards and quality of life to improve.
And that’s how it will be,” Putin emphasized in classic political language and promised: “We will do everything exactly the way we want.”
Meanwhile, Ella Pamfilova, chairwoman of the Electoral Commission, said
that 113,574,550 ballot papers had been prepared, according to
Tass .
“Each of them is protected by several levels of security,” the former chairwoman of the Human Rights Commission is quoted as saying.
It is impossible to falsify the ballot papers.
They would all be ready at the polling stations.
And we're just waiting for the voters to cross us.
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