٠٠:٠٢:٣٥Moscow citizens shared their opinions and reactions on the results of the presidential elections on Monday.
Rimma Vodenko, a voter, noted the high turnout caused by the 'controversial' situation in the country.
"The fact that the turnout has increased can probably be explained by the fact that, yes, the situation is alarming, controversial, as they say. That is why people went to vote, because what else can we do to express support for our country?" Vodenko said.
Another voter, Yekaterina, expressed her satisfaction with the election results.
"I am very happy with the results and, in general, I believe that the future lies with our president," the woman said.
Alexandr Krutov, another Moscow citizen who cast his vote, remarked that it was 'clear' who would win the elections.
"You know, it doesn't really matter who we voted for, really. We definitely did not vote for the incumbent president, we voted for other candidates, but going into this election, it was already clear, of course, who would win," Krutov said.
Maria Kuznetsova, a student, added her perspective, stating that there 'were no worthy candidates'.
According to the CEC, after processing more than 97 per cent of ballots, incumbent President Vladimir Putin is in the lead with 87.3 per cent of votes. Russian Communist Party candidate Nikolai Kharitonov came second with 4.3 per cent. Vladislav Davankov of the New People party and Leonid Slutsky of the LDPR are in third and fourth positions with 3.8 and 3.2 per cent of ballots, respectively.
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.
Moscow citizens share mixed reactions on results of Russian presidential elections
Moscow citizens shared their opinions and reactions on the results of the presidential elections on Monday.
Rimma Vodenko, a voter, noted the high turnout caused by the 'controversial' situation in the country.
"The fact that the turnout has increased can probably be explained by the fact that, yes, the situation is alarming, controversial, as they say. That is why people went to vote, because what else can we do to express support for our country?" Vodenko said.
Another voter, Yekaterina, expressed her satisfaction with the election results.
"I am very happy with the results and, in general, I believe that the future lies with our president," the woman said.
Alexandr Krutov, another Moscow citizen who cast his vote, remarked that it was 'clear' who would win the elections.
"You know, it doesn't really matter who we voted for, really. We definitely did not vote for the incumbent president, we voted for other candidates, but going into this election, it was already clear, of course, who would win," Krutov said.
Maria Kuznetsova, a student, added her perspective, stating that there 'were no worthy candidates'.
According to the CEC, after processing more than 97 per cent of ballots, incumbent President Vladimir Putin is in the lead with 87.3 per cent of votes. Russian Communist Party candidate Nikolai Kharitonov came second with 4.3 per cent. Vladislav Davankov of the New People party and Leonid Slutsky of the LDPR are in third and fourth positions with 3.8 and 3.2 per cent of ballots, respectively.
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.
Moscow citizens shared their opinions and reactions on the results of the presidential elections on Monday.
Rimma Vodenko, a voter, noted the high turnout caused by the 'controversial' situation in the country.
"The fact that the turnout has increased can probably be explained by the fact that, yes, the situation is alarming, controversial, as they say. That is why people went to vote, because what else can we do to express support for our country?" Vodenko said.
Another voter, Yekaterina, expressed her satisfaction with the election results.
"I am very happy with the results and, in general, I believe that the future lies with our president," the woman said.
Alexandr Krutov, another Moscow citizen who cast his vote, remarked that it was 'clear' who would win the elections.
"You know, it doesn't really matter who we voted for, really. We definitely did not vote for the incumbent president, we voted for other candidates, but going into this election, it was already clear, of course, who would win," Krutov said.
Maria Kuznetsova, a student, added her perspective, stating that there 'were no worthy candidates'.
According to the CEC, after processing more than 97 per cent of ballots, incumbent President Vladimir Putin is in the lead with 87.3 per cent of votes. Russian Communist Party candidate Nikolai Kharitonov came second with 4.3 per cent. Vladislav Davankov of the New People party and Leonid Slutsky of the LDPR are in third and fourth positions with 3.8 and 3.2 per cent of ballots, respectively.
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.