According to data from the Russian electoral authorities, turnout on the first day of the presidential elections exceeded 23%, including early voting. teleSUR
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00:00 In Russia, 23.02% voter turnout has been reported on the first day of presidential elections.
00:07 The Central Election Commission has compared this turnout data with that of the 2018 elections,
00:13 which was 16.55% at noon in Moscow. More than 1.5 million people voted remotely. On the other hand,
00:21 polling stations will be open until 8 pm local time, ending with the presidential election on March 17.
00:28 We want our country to have a bright future, to be democratic and to be friends with the
00:40 whole world. We see our president at work and we support him in his actions.
00:45 We want everything to go well in all aspects of life, social, economic and commercial.
00:53 The Russian Central Election Commission reported that more than 2.5 million Russians
00:59 have already voted abroad. Likewise, the commission's remote electronic voting portal
01:04 indicated that the figure represented 53% of the number of those registered to vote remotely.
01:10 The number is expected to increase by the closing of the presidential elections on March 17.