07:02Russians were seen standing in long lines and voting in their presidential election at the embassies in Paris, Belgrade and London on Sunday, on the third and final day of polling.
"I am not only a French citizen, but I am above all a Russian citizen," said one voter in Paris. "It's my homeland, and everything that is happening in Russia affects me enormously."
Footage shows long queues in all three countries, with voters registering, casting their ballots and dropping their ballot papers into the ballot boxes.
"Voting serves as a vital tool for democratic decision-making," said Sergey, in London, while Tatiana added that it 'reflects our democratic values'.
"When it is a true democracy everyone has a right to cast a vote freely, without coercion or restrictions," she continued. "It is a fundamental aspect of our society when the people have liberty to choose their preferred candidates without undue influence."
A third London voter added that the election 'serves as a cornerstone of democracy allowing individuals to express their political beliefs'.
"Russia is indeed a democratic country, evident in the existence of the voting institution," she said.
Russia's presidential election takes place over three days on March 15-17, with early voting between February 25 and March 14.
The four candidates are Leonid Slutsky of the Liberal Democratic Party of Russia (LDPR), the Communist Party's Nikolai Kharitonov, Vladislav Davankov of the New People Party and incumbent President Vladimir Putin, running as an independent candidate.
'Cornerstone of democracy' - Russians go to the polls in UK, France, Serbia on final day of voting in presidential election
Russians were seen standing in long lines and voting in their presidential election at the embassies in Paris, Belgrade and London on Sunday, on the third and final day of polling.
"I am not only a French citizen, but I am above all a Russian citizen," said one voter in Paris. "It's my homeland, and everything that is happening in Russia affects me enormously."
Footage shows long queues in all three countries, with voters registering, casting their ballots and dropping their ballot papers into the ballot boxes.
"Voting serves as a vital tool for democratic decision-making," said Sergey, in London, while Tatiana added that it 'reflects our democratic values'.
"When it is a true democracy everyone has a right to cast a vote freely, without coercion or restrictions," she continued. "It is a fundamental aspect of our society when the people have liberty to choose their preferred candidates without undue influence."
A third London voter added that the election 'serves as a cornerstone of democracy allowing individuals to express their political beliefs'.
"Russia is indeed a democratic country, evident in the existence of the voting institution," she said.
Russia's presidential election takes place over three days on March 15-17, with early voting between February 25 and March 14.
The four candidates are Leonid Slutsky of the Liberal Democratic Party of Russia (LDPR), the Communist Party's Nikolai Kharitonov, Vladislav Davankov of the New People Party and incumbent President Vladimir Putin, running as an independent candidate.
Russians were seen standing in long lines and voting in their presidential election at the embassies in Paris, Belgrade and London on Sunday, on the third and final day of polling.
"I am not only a French citizen, but I am above all a Russian citizen," said one voter in Paris. "It's my homeland, and everything that is happening in Russia affects me enormously."
Footage shows long queues in all three countries, with voters registering, casting their ballots and dropping their ballot papers into the ballot boxes.
"Voting serves as a vital tool for democratic decision-making," said Sergey, in London, while Tatiana added that it 'reflects our democratic values'.
"When it is a true democracy everyone has a right to cast a vote freely, without coercion or restrictions," she continued. "It is a fundamental aspect of our society when the people have liberty to choose their preferred candidates without undue influence."
A third London voter added that the election 'serves as a cornerstone of democracy allowing individuals to express their political beliefs'.
"Russia is indeed a democratic country, evident in the existence of the voting institution," she said.
Russia's presidential election takes place over three days on March 15-17, with early voting between February 25 and March 14.
The four candidates are Leonid Slutsky of the Liberal Democratic Party of Russia (LDPR), the Communist Party's Nikolai Kharitonov, Vladislav Davankov of the New People Party and incumbent President Vladimir Putin, running as an independent candidate.