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.
I am for socialism! For Grudinin! God grant that he won!
One and the same person cannot hold the office of President of the Russian Federation for more than two consecutive terms
Article 81 Constitution of the Russian Federation. And the point.
If this person is in direct violation of the law, draw conclusions about him.
That's right, two terms in a row. First, you will learn to read correctly and delve into what you read, and only then say something about other people. He does not violate the law, because if he is now elected a second time, he will be in a second term in a ROW, it’s all he ruled for 3 terms, and not in a row
it is better to let Putin continue to be president, he knows his job, and we know him! and those other candidates, we do not know them. it's scary to think what can be expected from them ...
Putin is again Medvedev Kudrin Chubais Grudinin a new team. An excellent business executive.
I am for Putin.
Better the Lenin State Farm than the Ozero cooperative!
The ruling class of oligarchs drove Russia into a deep economic and foreign policy crisis. It is difficult to fix it, the future president needs to change the constitution and go over to socialism.
The ruling oligarchs have driven Russia into a deep economic and foreign policy crisis. This cannot continue. We need changes to the Russian Constitution.
Come on, you. Who said that life is bad under Putin. ... Think about how it will be better or worse with the New President. Ask a question. Or what we have now or UNKNOWN. BUT ALL YOURS WILL GO TO VOTE FOR THIS AND I FOR THIS GO. YES GO. WHO'S HOLDING YOU. Personally, I am for PUTIN.
Grudinin is the most adequate candidate. The Putin and Medvedevs turned out to be worthless leaders. Corruption was brought up utterly, medicine - business, education - business, the village was destroyed, there are no roads, prices are rising, products with GMOs! Transbaikalia, Buryatia, the Far East, Putin gave on "lease" to "friends" -Chinese for 49 years, factories are not built, the population is dying out, etc. ONLY FOR BREASTS !!!
Denis Maidanovs, Gazmanovs, Valerias, Kirkorovs, Orbakaite, S. Mikhailovs, S. Bezrukovs and others like them - Putin's sycophants! They do not give a damn that the people are poor, that Putin gave the Chinese "lease" to Transbaikalia, Buryatia and the Far East, that education and medicine have been turned into business. Russia is different in the zomboyaschik than in reality. These "patriots" have their own ass in warmth, and they don't care about the rest. They do not care what they do with the people and with the country. Therefore, I vote for Grudinin!