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 electoral 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 the elections, 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.
Grudinin is the same Zyuganov. Again nationalization, that is, take away and divide. Again redistribution of property, restructuring. Remember Voronenkov and Maksakova. But Voronenkov was a deputy from the Communist Party. After these subjects, the confidence in the communists diminished greatly. Look at Belarus, the chairman of the state farm rules there too, and what is better there than here? Maybe Grudinin is a good person, but what kind of president he will be is still a big question. They don't change horses at the crossing, and we are just at such a crossing. Putin, though slowly, is rectifying the situation. On the other hand, waving a saber is also fraught with danger. Look people, as if not to break our firewood.
Pavel Grudinin, we are FOR YOU !!!
He helps people and does not grab money like others do for themselves, vote for him and our world will become better
Grudinin is our President !!!
Everyone is tired of GDP, nothing new, let it go nicely. Grudinin and only for him !!!!
The elections have already taken place. The President is famous. Do not powder the brains of the Lord.
My opinion is this! Putin is great and thank you, but maybe that's enough? Nothing new happened as he again took office, prices are rising, salary is falling, exam is being made more complicated, salary is not paid normal either in factories or in police (the police sounded better, we are not policemen after all), corruption is everywhere, so what's good ?! To keep him out of war? Well, I don't see the point, it's time to give way to something new! Let Grudinin try, I want to believe in him somehow. (again this is my opinion).
ANSWER to Vlad
In Russia, and now the land is surrendered to CHINESE, we also hand over forests for felling to them, you think everything is fine, or you see a speck in someone else's eye, but you don’t notice a log in yours.
And he built a school, kindergartens, housing with funds that he did not steal and did not take to Avshora.
I vote for Grudinin.
This is the only candidate Grudinin for whom smart decent people who do not give a damn about Russia will vote.
All information on Grudinin can be found freely on the internet. I believe that he sincerely wants to improve the lives of the people. Do not get fooled by provocations and lies. Check and analyze everything. Too much is at stake to expect honesty from the authorities.
Rvach oligarch from the 90s. "A dark horse"! pushed by not small (like the CPRF) forces. Perhaps the "union of the oligarchy or even the West" is a formal face. ... For example, there is already one financier Poroshenko-the result is known.
Thanks to Putin for this - the apartments are like rockets.
Thanks to Putin for this - there is no life from emigrants.
Thanks to Putin for this - there is no point in going to school.
Thanks to Putin for this - there is a salary but no money.
Better to blush with Pavel Grudinin than blush and die with Putin!