Sunday, May 22, 2016

Burn or voice: how were the most extensive primaries in Russia – RBC

During the preliminary vote for the candidates of the party” United Russia “, nominated for election to the state Duma of the Russian Federation, at the polling station number 644 in Moscow

Photo: Sergei Bobylev / TASS

The ruling party held the first primaries, which could vote on the entire population. From the usual election campaign is characterized by a lower turnout, but not impaired: fixed bribes, “carousel” and the threat of arson plot

On Sunday across the country held nationwide primaries, “United Russia” defining candidates, which party will State Duma elections in the autumn. In recent months, everyone (except for members of other parties, convicted and owners of foreign accounts) submitted applications to participate in early voting and debating with each other. They were about 3 thousand. Man.

For the first time in the history of “United Russia” to take part in the voting at these elections, the party could all citizens of Russia, not just party members. To this end, United Russia took in rent of 20% of the total number of existing Russian polling stations.

Voter turnout

The highest turnout at the election vote was recorded in the North Caucasus – Dagestan by lunchtime Kumtorkalinsky district reported a turnout of almost 50%. Separate the same areas in the city of Grozny at the time reported the turnout of 80%.

But in other regions of activity of the population was at times below. In Kamchatka region by noon counting commission, according to “RIA Novosti” reported turnout is only 8%. By 13 o’clock in the Tver and Nizhny Novgorod regions turnout, according to the website of “United Russia”, was only 3.5% and 5%, respectively.

In the Khabarovsk region, after the polls closed, turnout was 6%, according to official . according to TASS, in the first hours of voting in areas reached only 50 thousand people (less than 1%.) – party site

in Moscow, one of the lowest rendezvous was fixed. According to co-chairman of the movement “Voice” Gregory Melkonyants, all in the capital on January 1, registered 7.3 million voters.

The lack of excitement on the sites and saw RBC correspondent, who visited in the Odintsovo district, Moscow region. Land in Barvikha been almost empty . The few visitors hardly answered the question, what is primary. “Specifically, I will not tell you”, – said the middle-aged woman, coming from the site at school №5. On the ballot, she learned from the management of the kindergarten, which employs – staff said “definitely come vote» As of 17:00 turnout in the metropolitan area was 7.1%, reported. RBC at a local branch of the party.

for 16 hours, according to the party site, all participated in the primaries of 6.2 million citizens.

During normal elections Moscow and Moscow region regularly are among the regions with the lowest turnout – it voted slightly more than half the voters. The highest rates are traditionally in the Chechen Republic, the turnout is as high as 100%.

In general, the ordinary voter turnout is several times higher. So, by the middle of the day Sunday in the Nizhny Novgorod region voted in the primaries of 5% of the voters, and the regional elections in 2014. By this time the turnout reached 30%. In the Khabarovsk Territory election participants were closed on Sunday with the preliminary turnout at 6%, during the elections to the Duma in 2011, 53% of voters in the region.

Residents of Grozny at the polling station during early voting for the candidates of the party “United Russia”, nominated for election to the State Duma of the Russian Federation

Photo: Said Tsarnaev / RIA Novosti

Violations of the primaries

The largest number complaints and reports (50) on violations received in Primorye, where two dozen people rushed to the polling station in the village Plastun. They threatened to burn the ballot box and all the rooms with people demanding to rig the results in favor of one candidate. The room with the people and the police evacuated the urn.

In the “United Russia” in the Odintsovo confirmed the fact of bribery of voters before the primaries in favor of the United Russia candidate Igor Ibysheva in Odintsovo. According to the interlocutor of RBC in the local branch of the party leadership, the question of voter bribery tabled in the organizing committee of the primaries. Ibyshevu “remark was made that this type of agitation is not used»

And in Lyubertsy district RBC correspondent witnessed the organized mass “Carousel”:. Manipulation with multiple polling stations visited by one group of people. Several cars and buses, students and state employees three times to call in on the same sites to give voting right candidate. By showing a conventional sign (sticker) in the passport, I was able to vote there, and RBC correspondent, although registered in another region.

Earlier that strangers on the street offered for 200 rubles. Vote for this candidate, told RBC several participants and organizers of the preliminary voting. Ibyshev himself, when asked about the correspondent RBC vote-buying, hung up the phone.

Several people detained by the police at the polling station in St. Petersburg, according to TASS. According to the agency, they broke into the site placement in Krasnoselsky district and tried to put pressure on the Commission.

On Sakhalin observer Anna Petrova stated that she was beaten after she tried to fix the compulsory voting in the factory “Fisherman”. According to the agency Sakhalin.info woman tried to take a picture of how the plant brought the ballot box, when the procedure primary does not involve mobile voting.

received complaints on illegal campaigning in the Perm region: lotteries in support of certain candidates

Co-Chairman of the movement “Voice” Grigory Melkonyants told RBC that since the primaries – this party activities, their organization on Sunday monitors. only disorders associated with the use of administrative resources – for example, cases of forced voting and illegal campaigning by officials. According to the map of violations of 16 hours on it recorded 56 complaints, 35 of which came from Moscow.

According to Melkonyants, questions arise to the technical support of the event. “Schools, computers, polling booths – can I use them on the same conditions other parties, if they want to hold the primaries? If not, it is also to be considered a violation, “- noted Melkonyants

In the central region resulted in the primaries, “United Russia”

«United Russia» contact the police to check the details of undermining the lorry belonging to the staff of one of the candidates in the primaries. The car allegedly thrown firecracker. In the central region of Russia voted already completed

Video:. RBC

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