GROZNY, March 16. /TASS/. Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov and his family members cast their votes in the Russian presidential election in their home village of Akhmat-Yurt.

"The voting is proceeding fine, as you can see. People are coming. In festive mood. They are electing their future for the next six years," he told journalists.

The Federation Council, the upper house of Russia’s parliament, officially designated March 17, 2024 as the day of the presidential election. The Central Election Commission (CEC) then announced that voting would take place over three days on March 15-17.

Four candidates are vying 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.