MOSCOW, March 15. /TASS/. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has cast his ballot in Moscow in the presidential vote, a TASS correspondent reports.

The minister traditionally voted at the polling station No.73 in school No.1520 in Maly Kislovsky Lane.

The Russian Federation Council, or upper house of parliament, officially designated March 17, 2024 as the day of the presidential election. The Russian Central Election Commission (CEC) then announced that voting will take place over three days on March 15-17. Four candidates will vie for the top office, namely New People party nominee Vladislav Davankov; self-nominated candidate and incumbent President Vladimir Putin; Liberal Democratic Party of Russia (LDPR) nominee Leonid Slutsky; and Communist Party of the Russian Federation (CPRF) nominee Nikolay Kharitonov.