06:37Russia's Far East became first to vote as the presidential election officially began in Russia on Friday.
Footage features CEC (Central Election Commission) Chairperson Ella Pamfilova striking a bell during the ceremony and speaking with the authorities in the Kamchatka region via videoconference.
"I am confident that we honourably continue the work of our ancestors," Pamfilova said.
Kamchatka Governor Vladimir Solodov expressed hope that the residents of the region would set an example for the whole country.
"So that everyone participates in the election and, as a single body, a single nation, expresses their opinion on what we want our country to look like in the future, what unites us all and what we hope for in the future," he added.
Russia's presidential election takes place over three days from 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.
'We honourably continue work of our ancestors' - Voting in Russian presidential election begins in Russian Far East
Russia's Far East became first to vote as the presidential election officially began in Russia on Friday.
Footage features CEC (Central Election Commission) Chairperson Ella Pamfilova striking a bell during the ceremony and speaking with the authorities in the Kamchatka region via videoconference.
"I am confident that we honourably continue the work of our ancestors," Pamfilova said.
Kamchatka Governor Vladimir Solodov expressed hope that the residents of the region would set an example for the whole country.
"So that everyone participates in the election and, as a single body, a single nation, expresses their opinion on what we want our country to look like in the future, what unites us all and what we hope for in the future," he added.
Russia's presidential election takes place over three days from 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.
Russia's Far East became first to vote as the presidential election officially began in Russia on Friday.
Footage features CEC (Central Election Commission) Chairperson Ella Pamfilova striking a bell during the ceremony and speaking with the authorities in the Kamchatka region via videoconference.
"I am confident that we honourably continue the work of our ancestors," Pamfilova said.
Kamchatka Governor Vladimir Solodov expressed hope that the residents of the region would set an example for the whole country.
"So that everyone participates in the election and, as a single body, a single nation, expresses their opinion on what we want our country to look like in the future, what unites us all and what we hope for in the future," he added.
Russia's presidential election takes place over three days from 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.