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.
For Grudinin and only for him! Tired of the lies and extortions of United Russia!
P.N. Grudinin is our president. A real opportunity to get rid of Putin's octopus - theft, corruption, lawlessness, impoverishment of the people.
Sergei Eduardovich Prikhodko (born January 12, 1957, Moscow) - Russian statesman, diplomat. Since 2013 - Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation - Chief of Staff of the Government of the Russian Federation. Supervises issues of international cooperation of the Cabinet of Ministers.
In 2018, he became involved in a scandal, during which Alexei Navalny presented a number of evidence of receiving bribes from oligarch Oleg Deripaska to Prikhodko in the form of trips to Norway, services of prostitutes and real estate worth over 1 billion rubles. Prikhodko himself denied the accusations, accusing Navalny of a "confused mixture of facts" about his "friend" Deripaska, Trump and Manafort, and also announced his desire to respond to Navalny "like a man." A day after the publication of the investigation, Roskomnadzor added it to the list of extremist materials. Draw conclusions ...
Putin is tired already. There are many promises, but little sense. We squander gas all over the world. We are the first country in terms of oil production, but judging by the prices, it is somehow hard to believe. And he began to forget about the people. I don't believe in the president's rating. Twisted strongly. Power has become non-popular, it has become untouchable, all laws have protected themselves.
And I am for Grudinin, but they pour mud on me because they were afraid that they might win.
My friends ask me, who will I vote for? I was born in the USSR, where there was stability, free medicine and training, received an apartment from the factory. So who should I vote for? For the one who, I believe, will return all the good that was during communism. I am for Grudinin !!!
Grudinin is also not without sin, especially in the 90s ...
Kamchatka for Grudinin and that says it all. Pavel Nikolaevich tear them all up and make our homeland GREAT
Everyone wants a change! Enough! It's time to rest! The state has three functions: to teach, heal and protect! There is nothing about stealing) Now the government is successfully dealing with the latter and protects everything that is stolen with the help of security forces. We are rolling into the abyss! Pensioners are poor, there is no medicine, education is getting worse. But in each district there is a new church! They will soon raise the retirement age by telling tales that there is no money, while investing assets in US bonds and withdrawing billions to Cyprus and other offshore companies.They only need those who service the pipes with gas and oil - the rest must die as quickly as possible. We have the last chance to change something! Think about it, think at least once every 6 years about your future, the future of your children! This is especially true of our teachers, who will be engaged in the majority of vote counting! Just count it honestly! So that you are not ashamed in front of your students, so that you are not ashamed in front of yourself. This is your chance in the future to really teach children about goodness and justice. All goodness and confidence in the future!
Gentlemen, do you think the West needs a strong Russia and the states, I think not.
And a natural question arises why all the pro-Western media are campaigning for anyone but not for Putin.
The media campaigns only for Putin, and everyone else is spreading rot