Presidential elections begin in Russia

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Russian citizens began casting their ballots on Friday to choose from among four candidates the new president of the Russian Federation for a six-year term. teleSUR

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00:00 The presidential elections in Russia officially started on Friday, where in the next three

00:05 days Russian citizens will elect the president who will lead the country for the upcoming

00:10 six years.

00:11 In this way, Elia Pamfilova, president of the Central Electoral Commission, confirmed

00:16 the opening of the polls in her nation.

00:19 In this sense, Pamfilova noted these elections will be the first elections using remote electronic

00:25 voting and lasting more than a day.

00:28 Also for the first time, the president of Russia will be elected by the residents of

00:32 the Donbas and the regions of Kyrgyzstan and Saporizhia, incorporated into Russia in September

00:38 2022 after holding popular referendums.

00:45 Delegations from 36 countries and five regional bodies will attend the presidential elections

00:49 in Russia as observers.

00:52 It was disclosed on Thursday by the vice president of the Senate, Konstantin Kozentsov.

00:58 The senator specified that 30 national parliaments will be present, as well as interparliamentary

01:03 assemblies of international organizations such as the Commonwealth of Independent States,

01:09 also the parliamentary assemblies of the Collective Security Treaty Organization, the Association

01:15 of Southeast Asian Nations, the Organization for Islamic Cooperation and the Central American

01:21 Parliament will attend the elections.

01:24 More than 200 parliamentary observers and dozens of electoral experts have received

01:29 accreditation today through the Federal Assembly and the number is expected to increase.

01:37 Thank you.

01:40 - Yeah.

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