Russians living abroad or temporary staying out of Russia could take part in the Russian presidential election. The record voter turnout for the election was fixed in many cities, according to RIA Novosti.
More than 22 000 people cast their ballots in Germany. There were queues of voters in London, Paris, Madrid and other European cities. In Rome, one of the two polling stations ran out of ballots long before the end of election.
People actively voted at the Baltic States. Thus, more than 20 000 people came to vote in Estonia, According to the diplomats, this is twice more than at the election to the Russian State Duma conducted in 2016. The record attendance rate was registered in Latvia.
More than 70 000 Russians came to the polling stations in Moldova. High attendance rates were registered in other CIS countries. More than 1,5 thousand people voted in Kazakhstan where overall there were 17 polling stations.
Russians were not let inside the Russian Embassies in Ukraine. Despite the fact that the polling stations were open, the police secured the area and did not let people inside. Members of the radical organizations crowded around the Russian Embassies. The Russian Foreign Ministry has called the decision of Kiev authorities unprecedented claiming that it contradicts all international rules. OSCE fixed the violations and sent an official note about necessity to observe rights of the Russians during voting.
The international observers highly evaluated the level of the Russian presidential election’s organization. According to the preliminary data, the presidential election in Russia were attended by 70 percent of the voters.
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