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How the Unified Voting Day 2020 was held in Russia

How the Unified Voting Day 2020 was held in Russia

On the Single Voting Day, elections at various levels were held in 83 regions of Russia. Polling stations across the country have already closed and the counting of votes has begun.. According to the Central Election Commission (CEC), autumn elections were held without serious violations, that could affect their results. At the same time, the Ministry of Internal Affairs, Public Chamber, observers recorded massive stuffing in social networks and the media. Why in most regions a convincing victory is won by interim governors, and in the elections to the regional parliaments "United Russia" is in the lead, read in material Federal News Agency.

The Russians appreciated the three-day voting

Residents of different parts of the country on the Single Election Day 13 September elected heads of regions of the Russian Federation and members of legislative assemblies, mayors of cities and deputies of the State Duma. At the same time, most of the subjects could vote early 11 and 12 September. This decision was made due to the epidemiological situation in the country..

The final turnout in remote electronic voting at the by-elections of State Duma deputies in the Kursk and Yaroslavl regions exceeded 90%. According to the data, published on the screen in the CEC, in the Kursk region voted using online voting 11 943 of voters (90,59% from the listed). In the Yaroslavl region - 16 828 human (91,54%). In total, the lists included 31 568 human.

How the Unified Voting Day 2020 was held in Russia

The highest turnout in elections to regional parliaments is in the Belgorod Region, voted there 52,46% of voters, the lowest - in the Novosibirsk region, where voted 25,23%, CEC data show. Regarding the election of heads of regions, then most voters voted in Tatarstan (73,66%), the lowest turnout is in the Arkhangelsk region, where voted 22,38% of voters.

One of the main features of this campaign was the three-day voting. Head of the Central Election Commission Ella Pamfilova also drew attention to the large number of observers at polling stations. According to the head of the CEC, multi-day voting was not a "whim", but was introduced on the basis of surveys and the wishes of citizens.

How the Unified Voting Day 2020 was held in Russia

“People liked the all-Russian vote, it is very comfortable. We decided on this only on the basis of, that we had complete confidence, what will we provide in these two days, preceding the Single Election Day, full safety of ballots, we will not allow any throw-ins", she told the CEC on Sunday.

Recall, previously, voters could only vote on one day - the second Sunday in September. However, in July, the nationwide vote on amendments to the Constitution took place over three days., and this practice, According to experts, showed positive results.

“I would like to wish the critics of the three-day vote to think less about their PR, and a little more about the health and comfort of voters”, – noted Pamfilova.

The head of the CEC also noted, that this time the CEC considered an “unprecedentedly low” number of complaints. At the same time, these elections are distinguished by a high level of competition and maximum openness., she added.

“Elections are quite competitive. Unprecedentedly low number of failures - in total less than 4,8%-5%. Among parties in general, tried to get involved 36 parties, among them, the percentage of failures is even lower - in total 3%. This is what created the competitive environment.. On the other hand, maximum openness. We are completely transparent", Pamfilova said.

Social networks should be held accountable for fakes

Despite the absence of serious violations, The Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia revealed massive stuffing of false information for promotion in social networks and the media during the elections. So, according to the first deputy head of department Alexander Gorovoy, there are reports of alleged violations during campaigning, destruction of campaign materials, bribery and transportation of voters, interference in the work of election commissions, illegal issuance of ballots. he clarified, that the verification of reports of violations will be completed within three days.

How the Unified Voting Day 2020 was held in Russia

“Based on the requirements of the legislation of the electoral, criminal, Code of Administrative Offenses, we will work quietly on each of these messages, even if they are systemic in nature and confirm the deliberate nature of their filing”, - he said.

You need to be able to check information in reliable sources, considers the head of the working group of the Civic Chamber of the Russian Federation on countering the spread of false information on the Internet Alexander Malkevich. In an interview with FAN, he stated, that the dress rehearsal of next year's federal campaign is taking place on the Single Election Day.

“Now in a number of regions there is a rehearsal in terms of attempts to discredit the disruption of the elections, new fake technologies for manipulating public consciousness are being developed. Several structures work very closely at once, who are well known. it, eg, Movement "Voice", which conveys the order 1300 messages, and none were from reliable sources, we are tired of even refuting these stories.”, - he said.

How the Unified Voting Day 2020 was held in Russia

According to Malkevich, there are a large number of manipulative technologies and techniques, which a number of regions are not ready to resist. he stressed, that an entire chapter should be included in the current law on counteracting fake information, election.

"We have little time, to legally deal with the counteraction to fakes and fake media. Social networks should be held accountable for fakes. It is also necessary to nurture public observers, learn to talk about elections in a clear and interesting way”, - he added.

"United Russia" was successful in the elections

the important thing, that the three-day voting went great, convinced political scientist Sergei Markov. According to him, the increase in election days allowed for an increase in voter turnout.

How the Unified Voting Day 2020 was held in Russia

“The party in power wins – the candidates go either under the label of “United Russia”, or as self-nominated. There are no surprises here, but this is a big change from, what happened last year. There was a possibility, that in a number of regions there will be a second round. But in general, the party in power has achieved more success this time, including because, that she moved from a low turnout strategy to a high turnout. And in general, the strategy of low turnout reduces the legitimacy of state institutions.”, he told FAN.

Markov also mentioned, what is "smart voting", put forward by the opposition, did not work. In his opinion, they focused on the production of fakes to falsify the vote, and the party in power, in response, created a machine to expose these fakes on the basis of the Public Chamber.

“Fakes undermine trust and show, that the radical opposition does not intend to fight for the support of voters. It intends to fight to reduce the legitimacy of state institutions.”, - said the expert.

Political technologist Dmitry Gusev He added, what became clear after the coronavirus, that people have a great demand for stability, that is, people want, so that in a difficult economic situation tomorrow will not be worse, than today.

"People for power. While the opposition is trampling on the political situation, it doesn't fit the needs of the people. The situation in Belarus also undeniably influenced. We want, for us to be different. As regards violations, then you need to compare with last year. Then there were twice as many violations. I think, due to the fact, that the electoral system has changed, It's easier for people to vote, he told FAN.

Political scientist Alexey Martynov, in its turn, He noted, that the predictions of couch experts, pseudo-media and all, who wanted to act as political scientists with some unprecedented predictions, didn't come true. In a conversation with the FAN, he stated, that the general mood following the results of these elections is a deafening failure of the opposition.

“There has never been a more liberal approach to participants, treated like children, pointed out errors, and the results are on point, - he said. – Important, that this is the last Single Election Day - a big federal election in a year. This is a good rehearsal for the electoral system before the big elections next year.”.

Author: Daria Vasiltseva; Olga Tsebrovskaya

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