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All regional elections took place

Yesterday, elections to legislative assemblies were held in 14 regions of Russia (Dagestan, the Komi Republic, Stavropol Territory, Vologda, Leningrad, Moscow, Murmansk, Omsk , Oryol, Pskov, Samara , Tomsk and Tyumen regions, as well as in St. Petersburg). Only four of them still have a minimum turnout threshold - Dagestan, the Komi Republic, Vologda and Moscow regions. Since the threshold was crossed in these regions, the elections in all regions were recognized as valid.

The campaign was characterized by a large number of parties withdrawn from the elections. In total, 17 party lists were withdrawn from the elections or were not registered. The end of the election campaign was marked by the last fight before the Dagestan elections. On March 8, in the Dokuzparinsky district, the chairman of the district territorial election commission, Jalal Jalalov, was beaten right in the office of the head of the district for his decision to include representatives of “Patriots of Russia” in the territorial election commission. In St. Petersburg, the head of the A Just Russia headquarters, Viktor Bykov, was injured in the election fight: on Saturday night he was seriously stabbed.

Several independent public organizations, as well as the Public Chamber, organized hotlines through which citizens and media representatives could report voting irregularities. According to callers, in some regions campaign events took place less than a day before the vote, which is illegal. Also, some officials were seen campaigning directly at polling stations; at several polling stations there were attempts to bribe voters; a large number of violations were recorded related to the delivery of voters to polling stations by transport on behalf of a candidate. An incident occurred at one of the polling stations in the Dagestan city of Buynaksk, as a result of which a local resident received a gunshot wound.

Also yesterday, a referendum was held on the creation of the Trans-Baikal Territory in the Chita region and in the Aginsky Buryat Autonomous Okrug. According to preliminary data, about 90 percent of voters were in favor of unification. The results of the remaining elections will be known today.

Daria GUSEVA