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.
You can try to vote for anyone, Putin will win anyway
The Turks shot down our plane with the officers, and Putin continues the tomato trade with them. Maybe it was worth asking the people, but we need it? You need to establish your own tomato production. And everything else with / economy. Only they can rattle their weapons.
Only Pavel Grudinin, another option is impoverished Russia with oligarchs and promises.
Putin is not a production worker and not an economist, he brought the country to poverty and devastation, there was no such drop in production even during the war when we left the largest cities
Only Grudinin offered a way out of poverty, only our president Grudinin.
Only for Putin is this a real man, an officer, an athlete, will not give offense to the country
And what now, a real man, gives offense? The Turks shot our plane and the officers, and he immediately decides the deliveries with the tomatoes! Athletes were generally lowered with the Olympics!
you will live on 200 rubles extra
He gave our country a grudge long ago. It's just that some are still blind. The brain was replaced by a zomboy.
But to the end he will plunder with his team.
When they say the cook is in power, one must understand that a person who carries someone's briefcase or was a deputy cannot rule the country because the mentality of a lackey. Believe it or not, 18 years of illustrative example.
You must vote for the one with a strong team. So far, I see only at Grudinin.
Everyone must go to the polls, so that it was more difficult to manipulate and vote for someone from the opposition, I am for Grudinin
The society is already split and seriously. Whoever won, it will be difficult for him to unite the society. Pavel Grudinin will definitely win, but if the losers do not recognize victory, then this is fraught with events of 100 years ago. But if Putin comes out, admits defeat and congratulates Grudinin, then any post will be provided to him (Minister of Defense or Foreign Affairs, or Ambassador to Germany, Israel)
Dreaming is not harmful.
Who in Russia live well for the friends of the oligarchs, the ruling elite. And the people promised I promise and we will promise a decent life. Look at the 12 congresses of a united Russia. We have not divided everything. So pay taxes and bend over calmly.
God bless Putin. Let's take a break for 6 years. Better to try Grudinin, at least some hope that the thieves in power will squeeze.