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.
Definitely, Grudinin! Putin has already done some tricks.
We don't need this rogue Grudinin!
I agree with Zhirinovsky!
Tell me, dear owners of this resource, why don't you miss comments in support of our president?
I specifically decided to write here to check.
And my suspicions were confirmed ...
Dear Olga! I want to assure you that they publish everything meaningful comments, no insults and a lot of errors. The fact that there are so few comments for Putin is really so little written.
If you don't believe me, write me a letter to the address indicated in the contact information, I will take a screenshot of the comments that are under moderation especially for you.
When moderating comments, preference is not given to any candidate. We are for fair, fair elections.
However, something was removed from my comment. For example, that you leave some of the comments for Putin to make it look convincing. And only after my last comment did you decide to publish them. But with adjustments.
This is not the first time I have come across such a "selection" of comments on quite "solid" resources.
Olga, you sent several comments with the same meaning for moderation, I chose one of them and did not edit anything. Why should I post multiple identical comments?
If you edit it again or don't miss it, then everything is clear with you, dear.
I, my family and friends are for Putin! It's not strawberry to choose. One chocolate maker was enough for an example.
For the sternum. The power will be enough to mock the people and get rich.
For Putin, definitely!
I am for Putin, gentlemen!
Do you want to get another disaster for the state? Forward! Feel free to choose Grudinin, Sobchak or others. Instantly your life will be rich and very happy.
> Do you want to get another disaster for the state?
This is what they say on the zombie box, and you just repeat. Previously, a computer cost 15 thousand, and now 40.
An old friend is better than two new ones. Clever proverb! And more: - The best is the enemy of the good !!!! And a Tit in the hands is better than a crane in the sky !!!!!! And I am for Putin, gentlemen!
On events))
Dear candidates for the presidency, you are all educated, intelligent people and you well understand that there is one seat. Each of you hopes that voters will follow your ideas and you will get enough votes or reduce others. I got acquainted with your beliefs, views, tasks. All without exception, one way or another in your aspirations (I hope that sincere) burn with a noble desire, firstly, to change at least something in the current system, and secondly, to improve life, to protect yourself, children and the state. Everyone has their own vision of ways to achieve goals and objectives, but because of your ambitions and inability to negotiate and find compromises, you yourself complicate the solution of your noble tasks. And those people who will vote for you (believing you) will not receive the promise. This is how mistrust even of good promises is born. I in no way wanted to offend you or hurt your pride. I just urge you to really realize the MAIN task at the moment. It consists in dismantling the existing system. For its implementation, it is important and extremely necessary to unite as many people as possible, including your voters, who will vote for a single REAL candidate Grudinin. And he will win anyway! Then you will have the opportunity to really implement the most daring plans and freely develop them further. You will still be proud of yourself and the right decision, because this is our last chance to change lives and shepherd the country. I think so and appeal to you Vasily Vladimirovich Chebanov, born in 1945 (72), a pensioner. Appeal to candidates:
Irina Gagite, Irina Volynets, Andrey Bazhutin, Ekaterina Gordon, Sergei Baburin, Vladimir Mikhailov, Stanislava Polishchuk, as well as other candidates who were not registered.
Putin is not one person, it is a brand behind which stand the oligarchs, the military, the special services and a lot of those we don't even know about ... And this whole coalition is the so-called system ... SYSTEM will never give up
power is voluntary and bloodless. It will go to great lengths to destroy a part of the population that will try to resist it. We, as citizens, need to go to the polls anyway, otherwise the SYSTEM will continue to suppress it until it finds a critical point, after which the state simply collapses ... BUT if we if we come and vote against, then it will have to change for the better for us ... Therefore, vote for the one you consider worthy, Putin will still be, but they will have to reckon with the opinion of the people, especially against the backdrop of a possible war, and run to them there is simply nowhere ... The West has its own systems that will simply tear them apart ...
Correctly!
I read the comments. Where are Putin's 89% ??? who are scrolling on TV ???
Yes, there are no 89-75-60-55-50 %%%. All this is a lie of various VTsIOMs! So that after the fake elections of PU and Co it would be easier for yourself to wind up the votes of voters, because they are NOT COUNTED (votes) but DISTRIBUTED. Our family and friends are for Grudinin!