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The dating service "Mamba" released a mobile application called "Together to the Polls", reports Rain. The idea of ​​developing the application belongs to technologists who cooperate with the domestic political unit of the Kremlin, two sources close to the presidential administration told.

Young people are invited to find a couple, meet on September 10 in the elections of the heads of regions and vote together. Also in the application you can find an election site convenient for both users.

According to the general director of the Mama Andrei Bronnetsky, they were "advised to launch such an application. However, he did not answer the question from whom the initiative emanated.

The idea of ​​using a dating service was discussed at meetings in the Kremlin, another source said in the discussion. They decided to try it in elections in several regions. If the application proves itself well, then it can also be used to increase the appearance of the president’s elections in March next year.

Meanwhile, the Central Election Commission denies their involvement in the creation of the Mamba application to increase the turnout, Izvestia reports . "The CEC of Russia is not related to this application," the official response to the request of the newspaper says.

CJSC "Mamba" through the Cyprus Offshore by 31 percent belongs to Mail.ru Alisher Usmanov. The Group Finams calls himself the main shareholder.

On June 28, Vedomosti, citing sources close to the Kremlin, reported that the presidential administration decided to prevent competition in the elections of governors this fall. The Kremlin does not intend to allow "strong opponents" to the elections. Candidates who are able to compete with the current governors are already difficulties with overcoming the municipal filter and, most likely, will not be allowed to the elections, sources of the publication said.

However, to increase the appearance in the elections, the authorities intend to use various tricks. So, on August 5, it became known that in 20 cities of the Sverdlovsk region on September 10, the organizers of the Ural Gems festival will hold a rally of valuable prizes . In the municipalities where the draw will take place, 1.4 million voters live. This is 41 percent of their total number. Places of the draws mostly coincide with the addresses of polling stations. According to preliminary data, 10 apartments, 130 Lada Grant cars will be played, and valuable gifts worth up to 4 thousand rubles each.

The head of the CEC Ella Pamfilova said that she would check reports of the prize draw on the day of voting for violation of the electoral legislation. “It is very important to find out who initiates this, at whose expense, at what time, where, the candidates are or not candidates, maybe this is a call to vote, or a call to vote for someone, it seems to be a bribe? A number of factors,” Pamfilova said.