Victor Rezunkov, St. Petersburg: In St. Petersburg and the Leningrad Region, the elections of the President of Russia are surprisingly calm. Neither the OSCE observers, nor observers from the inter -parliamentary assembly, who monitored the progress of the elections, have not yet been noted by gross violations. Particular activity was unexpectedly shown in four insulators of St. Petersburg. At 16 hours there were already more than 50% of citizens entitled to vote.

Mirche Adamchevsky, Skopier: In the north of Macedonia, government troops continue to attack the positions of Albanian rebels. The Macedonian security forces fully control the positions that were repulsed from the militants of the so-called "folk liberation army" yesterday. We are talking about almost all villages and about the terrain near the city of Tetovo, where the on the eve were armed extremists and their command posts. Only one village is not completely in the hands of the police.

Grigory Yavlinsky and Irina Khakamada answer questions. The program is at the Radio Liberty correspondent Mikhail Sokolov, political scientists Andrei Piontkovsky and Nikolai Petrov, and journalists: Valery Vytyzhutovich, Vladislav Flirkovsky and Irina Petrovskaya. Leading Savik Schuster. Valery Vyzhutovich: Grigory Alekseevich, it is obvious that the system of power in Russia will change. We can assume that from tomorrow this process will begin.

The program is from Washington Irina Lagunina. It is participated in the famous Russian human rights activist Elena Bonner - by telephone from Boston, and Ratchel Denver, deputy director of the Eastern European Department of the Human Rights Human Rights of Eastern Europe, by telephone from Boston. Irina Lagunina: We will talk about what Putin did during the election campaign, and not about what he said, but he did the following - he began the war in Chechnya.

Sergey Novikov, Tula: The doors of all polling stations in Tula opened, but the doors of the regional election commission turned out to be closed for journalists. This happens for the first time in 9 years, that is, from the moment as the Oblazbirk found a refuge in the building of the regional administration. Even during the December elections to the State Duma, any journalist could visit the Oblazbirk, where all the operational information flocked.

Andrey Korolev, Murmansk: To date, no more than 4% of voters voted in the Murmansk region, but in the regional election commission this is associated with the fact that, as usual, people go to polling stations closer in the evening, when household chores are completed. Until now, data has not been received on how voting is taking place in remote areas of the region. Meanwhile, the first complaints have already begun to arrive.

In Russia, presidential elections are held. The vote has already ended in 19 constituent entities of the Russian Federation. At 15 hours of Moscow time, more than 26 and a half percent of voters took part in the elections. In the Far East and Eastern Siberia. The elections in Yakutia, the Chita region, the Agin -Buryat Autonomous Okrug were recognized as held - more than half of the list of voters took part in the vote.

Vitaly Kamyshev, Irkutsk: In Irkutsk today is a warm spring day. Maybe that's why the percentage of voters in the presidential election significantly exceeds the one that was observed on parliamentary. By 12 o’clock in the afternoon, almost 16% of voters voted in the Irkutsk region, in December 11.62% had completed a civil debt. By 16 o’clock it became clear that more than 45% of voters voted. There are incidents.

Sergey Shcheglov: By 14 o’clock, almost 43% of voters voted in the Republic of Mari. According to Galina Patrusheva, Deputy Chairman of the Central Election Commission of the Republic, the elections are calm, there are no violations. This is also confirmed by international observers - three employees of the Czech Embassy in Moscow, who arrived at Mari -El along the line of the Central Election Commission of Russia.

Vitaly Kamyshev, Irkutsk: It's a warm spring day in Irkutsk today. This may be why the percentage of voter turnout in the presidential elections is significantly higher than what was observed in the parliamentary elections. By 12 noon, almost 16% of voters in the Irkutsk region had voted; in December, by this time 11.62% had fulfilled their civic duty. By 16:00 it became clear that more than 45% of voters had voted. There are incidents.

Sergey Korobov, Petrozavodsk: More than 90% of voters of the Republic of Karelia should come to the polls today - such an unexpected forecast was made in their anticipation on the basis of the results of public opinion polls. However, according to the regional election commission, only 37% of voters voted in Karelia at 14 o’clock in the afternoon. The most active residents of the regions of the republic, where the turnout is about 40%. Any violations of the legislation are not registered.

Igor Telin, Yoshkar-Ola: According to the Central Election Commission of Mordovia, all 867 polling stations in the republic opened early at 8 a.m. In parallel with the presidential elections in Russia, by-elections of deputies to the State Assembly are being held in Mordovia. By two o'clock in the afternoon, a total of 51% of voters in Mordovia had voted. This is 7% more than in the previous election campaign.

According to the CEC, more than 50 percent of voters took part in the election of the President of Russia as a whole in the election of the President of Russia as a whole. Thus, the elections are recognized as held. These data were reported by NTV channel with reference to the Central Election Commission. According to the Mosgorisbirkom, in the capital by 18 o’clock the activity of voters amounted to about 58 percent. The vote has already ended in the Far East, in Siberia and the Urals.

Alexander Filotenko, Kyzyl: Simultaneously with the Presidential, elections to the Veliky Khural are held in Tuva, as well as the Affairs of the Supreme Khural and to the Kyzyl city Khural representatives. So far, the Constitution, the Great Khural or Congress of the People of the Republic of Tuva is the constitutional body, endowed with the right to amend the basis of the Republic of the Republic.

Mikhail Bombin, Riga: According to the chief chairman of the Russian elections of the Russian ambassador to Latvia, Alexander Udaltsov, voting activity is much higher than the election of the Parliament of the Russian Federation. As for Russian-Latvian relations, here, according to the ambassador, the situation reached a dangerous limit, further than which the improvement of the situation will be very problematic.