04:31Russian Central Election Commission (CEC) Chairperson Ella Pamfilova announced a 'record breaking' turnout in the presidential election, speaking in Moscow on Monday.
"As of 10 a.m., 87,113,127 of our honourable voters participated in this election, which means that for the first time we have a record breaking, unprecedented turnout, we have never had it before. <...> It has never happened before in the history of the new Russia," the CEC chair said.
Pamfilova noted that around 10 million Russians were able to vote online. In addition, the CEC chairperson also reported 'more than 12 million cyberattacks since the start of the presidential campaign', exceeding the average for previous election by 150 times.
According to the CEC, after processing more than 97 percent of ballots, incumbent President Vladimir Putin was in the lead with 87.3 percent of the vote. Russian Communist Party candidate Nikolai Kharitonov was second with 4.3 percent, and Vladislav Davankov of the New People party and Leonid Slutsky of the LDPR were in third and fourth positions with 3.8 and 3.2 percent, respectively.
Russia's presidential election took place over three days on March 15-17, with early voting between February 25 and March 14.
Russian presidential election turnout 'record breaking, unprecedented' - Elections Chair Pamfilova
Russian Central Election Commission (CEC) Chairperson Ella Pamfilova announced a 'record breaking' turnout in the presidential election, speaking in Moscow on Monday.
"As of 10 a.m., 87,113,127 of our honourable voters participated in this election, which means that for the first time we have a record breaking, unprecedented turnout, we have never had it before. <...> It has never happened before in the history of the new Russia," the CEC chair said.
Pamfilova noted that around 10 million Russians were able to vote online. In addition, the CEC chairperson also reported 'more than 12 million cyberattacks since the start of the presidential campaign', exceeding the average for previous election by 150 times.
According to the CEC, after processing more than 97 percent of ballots, incumbent President Vladimir Putin was in the lead with 87.3 percent of the vote. Russian Communist Party candidate Nikolai Kharitonov was second with 4.3 percent, and Vladislav Davankov of the New People party and Leonid Slutsky of the LDPR were in third and fourth positions with 3.8 and 3.2 percent, respectively.
Russia's presidential election took place over three days on March 15-17, with early voting between February 25 and March 14.
Russian Central Election Commission (CEC) Chairperson Ella Pamfilova announced a 'record breaking' turnout in the presidential election, speaking in Moscow on Monday.
"As of 10 a.m., 87,113,127 of our honourable voters participated in this election, which means that for the first time we have a record breaking, unprecedented turnout, we have never had it before. <...> It has never happened before in the history of the new Russia," the CEC chair said.
Pamfilova noted that around 10 million Russians were able to vote online. In addition, the CEC chairperson also reported 'more than 12 million cyberattacks since the start of the presidential campaign', exceeding the average for previous election by 150 times.
According to the CEC, after processing more than 97 percent of ballots, incumbent President Vladimir Putin was in the lead with 87.3 percent of the vote. Russian Communist Party candidate Nikolai Kharitonov was second with 4.3 percent, and Vladislav Davankov of the New People party and Leonid Slutsky of the LDPR were in third and fourth positions with 3.8 and 3.2 percent, respectively.
Russia's presidential election took place over three days on March 15-17, with early voting between February 25 and March 14.