MOSCOW, March 16. /TASS/. The Russian presidential election continues. Saturday will be the second day of voting, which will last until Sunday evening. The first day of voting, March 15, was already marked by a high turnout.

Both offline and online

According to the latest data from the Russian Central Election Commission, the overall turnout in person was 36.12%, with some regions, including the Donetsk People’s Republic, the Kherson Region and Chukotka, exceeding 60%. Russians are also actively voting online.

By late Friday evening, more than 3.5 million ballots had been issued on the federal platform for remote electronic voting, while a total of 4.76 million people had registered to vote online. The turnout was 74%.

Voting on the federal platform is being held in 28 Russia’s regions, with Moscow residents voting on their own platform. According to the latest data, more than 2.5 million people took part in the remote electronic voting in the capital.

Election situation

Foreign and Russian observers reported no serious violations. Zhang Ming, head of the observer mission of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization and its Secretary General, said there were "no issues or problems" observed.

However, there were incidents at some polling stations, including attempts to break ballot boxes and spoil ballots, as well as a number of arson attacks.

CEC Chairwoman Ella Pamfilova pointed out at a briefing that such acts are punishable by up to five years in prison. The CEC assured that these incidents are isolated and will not affect the election.