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.
With age, wisdom always comes, and here in Russia - greed for profit. Something Karamzin said about
theft in Russia. Since then, nothing has changed, even increased. All of these candidates are not angels.
We criticize corruption in Ukraine, the question is: how does the corruption of Russia differ from the corruption of Ukraine?
The Jesuits had a motto - the end justifies the means. Our oligarchs have the same motto.
I'm not sure that in Russia Putin and Grudinin are the smartest, most decent, most worthy of the presidency. Our country is rich in talented people. There are no non-replaceable ones. But now the situation is such that it is necessary to choose between the two named persons. Under Putin, we have waited a long time. But our expectations were not met. The lowest wages and pensions in Europe, the sad state of medicine and education. And the gap is not visible. Let's try with Grudinin.
On a similar site, I was blocked for such views. Democracy.
Putin will be president, this is already clear, but Medvedev must be removed, and instead of him Grudinin is a good boss, and the government needs such a person, maybe then something will change in the country's economy and we will live better
Dear pensioner, you probably have a pension like Minister Putin Siluanov one and a half million times a month. You value him so much
Putin and his team are completely mired in theft, nepotism and corruption. We need real change. Great hope for Grudinin.
Where are we going? With Putny it's scary and scary without Putin. Precisely, the people are duped.
Oh brothers, Russians! How tired we are of catching up with America! I am catching up with her in the 40s. Outlived Stalin, Malenkov, Khrushchev, Brezhnev, Chernenko, Andropov, Gorbachev, Yeltsin, Pupin, Medvedeav, Putin again and apparently Putin again! As beggars were so we remain beggars! Average salary 12-15t.r Young people can not get a decent job. Salaries are paid in black cash - pension contributions are scanty - The government knows what awaits future pensioners, poverty. Billionaires spend taxes on an equal basis with beggars - only in Russia. In the Duma, St. Petersburg, sportsmen, artists with a salary of 450 thousand rubles and a life pension of 240 thousand rubles. From 40 years of devastation Japan, Korea. China. Germany, Poland, Vietnam-kam steel! And we-?? We are procrastinating the unhappy Zhiguli.Oil, Gas, Firewood, Water, Fish, Fertile Earth - no one dreamed of! And we live in shit! Vote for Grudinin! Putin has nurtured an now uncontrollable billionaire oligarchy. Tollstosums have no homeland. Their condition and children are abroad!
The only candidate is Grudinin. Not dirty, respected and business executive. Preserving a small island of the USSR as an indicator of correct government and taking care of workers and their families. It costs more than 17 years to rule by the same mediocre rulers who control all our country's welfare.
People come to their senses before it's too late to vote for Grudinin
Grudinin !!! I'm with you!!! Putin go away, I beg you !!!
Of course, Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin should become the President of Russia - this is a candidate who develops in different directions, he is a very smart and talented person in government. Vladimir Putin will always defend the honor of the country and support anyone in difficult times, he is the person who does only the best for the country. And I consider the decision of M. Suraykin to introduce the death penalty to be complete theranism and insanity, we are a FREE COUNTRY and no one should infringe on our rights !!!
A bad country and a party that rests on only one person because there will be no person there will be no country. And I believe that our country is large and there are many decent and honest people who have a strong character, with whom they are able to transform our country.
Europe imposed a moratorium on the death penalty as a condition for joining the WTO. Today's thieves can do this. Free country?
Let Putin rule until he dies, a new one will come to rob the people in a new way, the time of dishonor is still doomed. Russia died, it divides into nations, we all began to hate each other and rob Russia, Armenians to Armenia, Tajiks to Tajikistan, until we were united by our servants. Russia for Putin no one will correct mistakes except V.V. There are no candidates superior to Putin, and he will eventually understand what and how and at what time. Only Putin !!!!!!
The wealth of the country is in the hands of the nabobs, who, for the most part, do not want to share with the country and the people and do not develop industry and the social sector. So you can’t rot any further! The right path is for Grudinin!