On March 18, 2018, presidential elections were held in Russia. Date when the head of state was elected for a six-year term.
The election campaign of the candidates started in December, the budget spent a record 17.69 billion rubles on it, it follows from the CEC resolution.
Live broadcast of the presidential elections in Russia
Due to the peculiarity of rounding the results, there may be a discrepancy in the total amount of percent ± 1%.
2018 presidential candidates
The official start of the election campaign began in December, after the publication of the resolution of the Federation Council of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation on the appointment of elections on the official website.
The final list of officially registered candidates for the presidency of Russia in the 2018 elections included:
| Candidate | Political career | Campaign logo | Registration date | Rating and program |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vladimir Zhirinovsky Liberal Democratic Party | Deputy of the State Duma (since 1993) LDPR Chairman (since 1992) | – | December 29, 2017 | |
| Pavel Grudinin Communist Party | Deputy of the Moscow Regional Duma (1997–2011) Chairman of the Council of Deputies of the urban settlement Vidnoye (since 2017) |  | 12 january 2018 | Pavel Grudinin's 20 Steps Program Pavel Grudinin's rating |
| Vladimir Putin Self-nomination | President of Russia (2000-2008, since 2012) Prime Minister of Russia (1999–2000, 2008–2012) Chairman of the United Russia party (2008–2012) FSB director (1998–1999) |  | 6 february 2018 | Election program not presented Vladimir Putin's rating |
| Grigory Yavlinsky Apple Party | Chairman of the Yabloko Party (1993–2008) Deputy of the State Duma (1993–2003) Deputy of the Legislative Assembly of St. Petersburg (2011–2016) |  | 7 February 2018 | The Road to the Future program Rating by Grigory Yavlinsky |
| Boris Titov Party of Growth | Chairman of the Party of Growth (since 2016) Commissioner for the Protection of the Rights of Entrepreneurs in Russia (since 2012) |  | 7 February 2018 | Growth Strategy Program Boris Titov rating |
| Sergey Baburin Russian national union | People's Deputy of Russia (1990–1993) Deputy of the State Duma (1994–2000, 2003–2007) Chairman of the ROS party (since 2011) | – | 7 February 2018 | |
| Maxim Suraykin Communists of Russia | Chairman of the Central Committee of the party "Communists of Russia" (since 2012) | – | 8 february 2018 | The program "The first 100 days of the Stalinist communist president" Rating of Maxim Suraykin |
| Ksenia Sobchak Civil Initiative | Member of the Coordination Council of the Russian Opposition (2012—2013) Member of the Political Council of the Civil Initiative Party (since 2017) |  | 8 february 2018 | 123 Difficult Steps Program Ksenia Sobchak rating |
What the newsletter looked like
At a meeting on February 8, the CEC approved the ballot for the 2018 elections, as you can see below. It includes 8 names of candidates in alphabetical order, as required by the Federal Law "On the election of the President of the Russian Federation."
Chronology of preparation and conduct of elections
Key dates in the electoral process:
- December 15, 2017 - The Federation Council has set the presidential elections in Russia for March 18, 2018
- On January 7, the acceptance of documents from self-nominated candidates ended
- On January 12, the acceptance of documents from political pariahs ended
- January 2018 - formation of polling stations
- By 18:00 on January 31, 2018 - submission of voters' signatures to the CEC (300,000 for self-nominated candidates, 100,000 for candidates from parties),
- Until February 10 - publication of the final list of candidates for the presidency of Russia in 2018, officially registered by the CEC.
- February 2018 - formation of precinct election commissions, publication of the election program, its submission to the CEC
- 19.02 - 17.03 - election campaigning in print media, radio and television
- Until March 17 - the right to refuse to participate in elections, to publish the results of polls and forecasts of voting results
- March 17, 2018 - "Day of Silence", a ban on any kind of campaigning
- March 18, 2018 - election date, voting day
- Until April 1, 2018 - publication of the results.
- April 8, 2018 - second round (if necessary).
Election results, who won
Composition of the Central Election Commission (CEC)
The Central Election Commission of the Russian Federation is a federal state body formed in accordance with electoral legislation, organizing elections and referendums in the Russian Federation, independent of other government bodies within its competence.
The seventh composition of the election commission will operate from 2016 to 2021. It has 15 permanent members.
Navalny is the president, Grudinin is the prime minister !!!
Pavel Nikolaevich Grudinin! Only he can bring Russia out of the crisis! A competent and strong leader, an honest and sincere person who cares about his own country !!! People DISEAR! and make the right choice!
Grudinin for the presidency. The only candidate who can fight back Putin.
I will say more. he is the only candidate who does not speak his tongue, but does. his state farm with salaries of 78 thousand, the construction of a kindergarten and a school not for budget money is confirmation of this. the rest of the talkers IMHO!
Muscovites have forgotten the 90s, and the "hinterland" remembers the liberal parasha, free "auctions" of Chubais and Gaidars, the lack of salaries and pensions, hungry children, the war in Chechnya. Your children fought, no. And I remember how we created Great Russia. I remember how young soldiers who had come from the war screamed in a dream, how their parents prayed in church. You young people want "all at once", but do not want to work for the good of Russia? Ask yourself at least once a question: Where did Nemtsov, Chubais and ... deposits abroad come from? By what place they earned them and by what deeds.
I look at you here having fun !!! But I think it's time for a big change!
And I so wanted to cast my vote in the elections this year. Not to anyone ... But under the current government, my family and I got to gulp
I thought so too, until I heard Grudinin. He says the right thing. And it seems to be good in business.
Any president, but not GDP and not Medvedev!
V.V. Putin president since he is respected in the international arena, and Grudinin would be the prime minister. Medvedev is Putin's shame
I support. I'm not sure about the "respect" for Putin in the international arena, but foreign policy is what he can do. And the "internal" (economy, cash flows within the country, formation and movements within the government, etc.) - the Prime Minister, a strong business executive, should be involved. Grudinin can become a good prime minister (Medvedev and his "assistants" are, alas, a sad sight ...)
Russia's future belongs to Grudinin!
Elections are a filkin letter. All voices will merge know to whom, as usual. How to release power from your grabbing hands. One appearance, snickering.