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| Russian Election Roundup: Day 2 |
| 2021-09-19 |
| Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited. Heavily. In Kabardino-Balkaria, more than 50 percent of voters took part in the elections NALCHIK , 18 September 2021 , 19:22 - REGNUM In Kabardino-Balkaria, by 15:00 on September 18, over 50% of voters had voted. The total number of those who took part in the elections to the State Duma of the eighth convocation was, according to the Central Election Commission, 273,206 people. As a reminder, the previous voting day ended in Kabardino-Balkaria with a turnout of 35.21 percent. The number of voters who came to the ballot boxes to fulfill their civic duty was 189,679 people. As reported by IA REGNUM , among those who voted on the second day of elections in the republic was the head of Kabardino-Balkaria Kazbek Kokov . He and his family came to polling station No. 123, located in the building of gymnasium No. 1 in the city of Nalchik. Official data on turnout in Kabardino-Balkaria did not coincide with the estimates of observers More than half of the voters took part in the voting, the Election Commission of Kabardino-Balkaria reported. At the same time, observers in Nalchik indicated a low turnout at their polling stations. As "Caucasian Knot" wrote, the head of Yabloko's registrar in Kabardino-Balkaria, who personally visited several polling stations in Nalchik on September 17, concluded that the turnout was low. At three polling stations visited by the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent in the middle of the day, from one to 12 people voted per hour. From 17 to 19 September in Kabardino-Balkaria, elections of deputies of the State Duma and deputies of representative bodies of local self-government are being held, including the elections of the Council of Local Self-Government of Nalchik, according to the statement of the "Caucasian Knot" "Residents of Nalchik are not interested in city elections and do not know their deputies, since they do not consider the local council an independent authority," the head of the regional branch of Yabloko and the general director of the republican public organization People's Control said earlier. Today, on the second day of voting, observers of all three polling stations visited by the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent noted a low voter turnout. So, by 1000 hrs at polling station No. 131, according to observers, only 21 people voted. There were three observers at the polling station - one from the Communist Party and two from the Public Chamber. At the entrance, voters were given masks, gloves, and their hands were disinfected. At polling station No. 120, located in the Palace of Trade Unions in Nalchik, at about 12:00 there were only a few voters. An observer from the Communist Party of the Russian Federation, Aleksey Aliferenko, told the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent that in the morning he counted 60 voters. At the same time, according to him, on September 17, from morning to 11:00, more than 1,200 people voted. "The members of the precinct commission worked without raising their heads," Aliferenko said. He pointed out that the voters were mainly people in the form of law enforcement officers, since the department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs for Nalchik and the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the republic are located nearby, as well as a number of other state institutions. The observer from the Communist Party of the Russian Federation noted that he had not noticed any violations yet. He drew attention to the fact that the hole in the ballot box is so narrow that it is impossible to carry out the stuffing unnoticed. "Even the three ballots that are given to the voter are hardly slipped through," he explained. At the polling station No. 119, located in the building of the "Olympic" swimming pool, the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent found the only voter. A member of the electoral commission pointed to a low turnout. "Perhaps this is because today is a day off, and people go to the fair in the morning, and only then they will come to vote," he suggested. The head of the regional branch of the Yabloko party, Khakim Kuchmezov, also stated that the turnout is still low. "I have people at two polling stations. They tell me about a low turnout. According to my people, in the morning the turnout averaged 20 people per hour at each polling station. 380 people voted in two days. Our peoples are indifferent even to their own fate. Who is stopping them from going and voting?" the leader of the local Yabloko told the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent. However, according to the election commission of Kabardino-Balkaria, 273,206 people had already voted by 1500 hrs, which is 50.71 percent of the total number of voters, RIA Novosti reported. This is a very high figure in comparison with other regions. In general, in Russia at 1500 hrs Moscow time, the turnout was 25.64 percent, and the maximum figure recorded in Karachay-Cherkessia was 52.85 percent, TASS reported. The leader of the local branch of the Liberal Democratic Party of Russia, Vladimir Bezgodko told the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent that the regional branch was unable to ensure observation of the elections, but the party has members of precinct election commissions and members of territorial election commissions who will be present at the vote count. "In addition, we drive through the sections and look," Bezgodko said. The leader of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation in the republic, Boris Pashtov pointed out that today the site of "Gosuslugi", through which he personally observes the voting process, began to freeze, unable to withstand the load. In addition, the electricity was cut for half an hour. No information has been received today about any violations, Pashtov said. "Yesterday (September 17. - Note of the "Caucasian Knot") there was an invasion of state employees at the polling stations," Pashtov told the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent. In Krasnodar Territory 43% of voters voted in two days KRASNODAR , 18 September 2021 , 22:46 - REGNUM In the Krasnodar Territory, 43.2 percent of voters voted in the elections to the State Duma on September 17 and 18, the press service of the regional administration reported. "[A total of] 1,859,616 people cast their votes. There are 88 federal and municipal election campaigns in the region. According to the Kuban election commission, the total activity as of 2000 hrs on September 18 was 43.2 percent," the press service said. As reported by IA REGNUM , in addition to elections to the State Duma, members of the Council of the Federal Territory "Sirius" of the first convocation, deputies of representative bodies in 23 municipalities and heads of 63 urban and rural settlements are elected in the region. For three days, September 17-19, more than 2,800 polling stations operate in the region. The counting of votes will begin after the closure of the polling stations at 2000 hrs on September 19. Voter turnout in Karelia approached 23 percent of the number of voters PETROZAVODSK , 18 September 2021 , 22:19 - REGNUM As of 2000 hrs on September 18, on the second day of the three-day voting, the turnout of voters in Karelia at the elections of deputies to the State Duma of Russia and the Legislative Assembly of the republic amounted to 115,866 people. Thus, 22.77 percent of all registered voters of Karelia voted. The total number of voters in the region is about 510,000 people. In Karelia, on September 17-19, elections are held to the State Duma and the Legislative Assembly of the republic, as well as to municipal authorities, including elections to the Petrozavodsk City Council. Polling stations will reopen on 19 September from 8:00 to 20:00. Voter turnout in Voronezh region reached 35 percent in two days VORONEZH , 18 September 2021 , 22:19 - REGNUM In the Voronezh region, 35.17 percent voted in the elections of deputies to the State Duma on September 17 and 18, the regional election commission reported. The turnout in Voronezh was traditionally less - in two days only 19.29percent of residents came to the polling stations. At the same time, 15.86percent of the total number of voters voted in the repeat elections to the Voronezh Regional Duma (in single-mandate constituency No. 12). As specified in the election commission, 72.55 percent of all those who wrote such a statement voted through the voting mechanism at the location of the "Mobile Voter". As reported by IA REGNUM , voting in the elections in September 2021 is held for three days - September 17, 18 and 19, polling stations are open from 0800 to 2000 hrs. In Crimea, 35% of voters voted in two days SIMFEROPOL , 18 September 2021 , 22:09 - REGNUM More than 500,000 Crimean voters took part in the elections to the State Duma of the Russian Federation following the results of the second day of voting. This was announced in social networks by the chairman of the State Council of Crimea, Vladimir Konstantinov on the evening of September 18. "More than half a million Crimeans came to polling stations in two days of voting in the elections to the State Duma of the Russian Federation of the VIII convocation." According to preliminary data, the turnout in Crimea was about 35 percent,” said Konstantinov. As reported by IA REGNUM , the residents of Crimea on September 17, 18 and 19 elect deputies of the State Duma, and also vote in three by-elections. There are 1,170 polling stations in the region. More than 1.4 million people are on the voter lists. In the Pskov region, the turnout in the elections to the State Duma exceeded 28 percent PSKOV , 18 September 2021 , 21:35 - REGNUM At 2000 hrs on September 18, on the second day of the three-day voting, the turnout of voters in the Pskov region in the elections to the State Duma of Russia of the VIII convocation was 28.18 percent of the total number of voters included in the voting lists. This was reported in the regional election commission. At the elections of deputies of the Pskov Regional Assembly of Deputies of the VII convocation, the turnout for 20 hours was 27.25 percent. At the elections for the head of the Kuninsky district, the turnout at the same hour was 39.08 percent of the voters, in the elections for the head of the Novosokolniki district - 29.18 percent of the voters. In the Pskov region on September 17-19, 2021, elections of deputies of the VIII convocation of the State Duma, elections of deputies of the Pskov Regional Assembly of Deputies of the VII convocation, as well as elections of local councils in five municipalities are held. In two districts, heads of districts are elected. The election commission did not confirm the data on ballot stuffing in Volgograd The members of the precinct election commission did not throw in ballots, but voted, the head of the TEC in Volgograd said after the complaint of the head of "Fair Russia" to the Investigative Committee and the Central Election Commission. As the "Caucasian Knot" wrote , the head of "Fair Russia" Sergei Mironov demanded to invalidate the results of voting at polling station No. 838 in Volgograd, where an observer on September 17 filmed the moment of ballot stuffing. The Territorial Election Commission for the Sovetsky District of Volgograd promptly conducted an inspection and did not confirm the information about the violation, TEC chairman Yelena Demushkina told the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent. "On the first day of voting, September 17, members of precinct election commission No. 838 exercised their constitutional right and voted in the elections of deputies to the State Duma. Accordingly, the video captures the moment of voting of the chairman and deputy chairman of the precinct election commission, whose places of residence are located within the boundaries of this polling station ( For voting in elections of deputies of the State Duma, voters receive two ballots each - for voting in the federal and single-mandate constituencies.) This fact is confirmed by PEC members and observers from two political parties who were present at the polling station at that time. there are ", - said Demushkina. On the site of "Fair Russia", as of 00.10 Moscow time on September 19, there are no comments on the results of the check. |
| Posted by:badanov |
| #1 Here’s hoping the good guys win, whoever they are. If we’re going to be unstable for the next little while, it would be awfully nice if Russia isn’t. |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2021-09-19 22:47 |