On the morning of December 7, our correspondents visited several polling stations in Tomsk. The situation and some features of the morning voting are discussed in the following material. Elections are a holiday that it would be a sin to oversleep. The older generation of Tomsk residents knows this truth well. Including former ones. Muscovite Yegor Ligachev came to vote for himself and his party when it was not yet ten o’clock in the morning.

So, the elections of deputies to the Russian State Duma took place. According to the Central Election Commission, about 60 percent of Russians eligible to vote came to the polls. Pre-trial detention centers had the highest turnout - 98%. And here is the data on the breakdown by game at 15.00 Moscow. The leader is the pro-government United Russia party, with approximately 37 percent of the votes.

Polling stations closed at eight o'clock yesterday evening. Rush Hour correspondents observed the mood and situation in the election headquarters of candidates and parties before and during the arrival of the first data. It’s quiet and calm at Vladimir Zhidkikh’s headquarters. Everyone is waiting for the first results. There are more people at the United Russia headquarters; they are already accepting congratulations over the phone and preparing for the buffet.

Elections to the City Duma added more propaganda material on the walls and pillars of Tomsk. Who should cleanse the city of its election promises? No law or regulation has been issued in this regard, and candidates cannot get used to putting away leaflets after themselves. An attentive citizen can easily study the history of elections in Tomsk from the fences and posts.

Elections also took place in the Tomsk region. But the regional election commission officially reports turnout data only as of 18:00. At this time, 50.61% of voters in the region voted. This is 2% less than in the previous elections to the State Duma in 1999. The highest turnout was recorded in Bakcharsky and Chainsky districts - 71 and 72 percent, respectively. By the way, these areas were in the lead in all indicators in the gubernatorial elections in September.

The preliminary results of the elections to the State Duma were announced by the Chairman of the Central Election Commission, Alexander Veshnyakov. United Russia is in first place. A little more than 36 percent of Russians voted for this party. The second position is occupied by the LDPR - about 15 percent of voters supported it. Third place for the Communist Party of the Russian Federation - 13 percent. The Rodina bloc won 4th position, gaining a little more than 7 percent of the vote.

Compared to the elections to the Federal Duma, the by-elections to the city Duma, in the Leninsky constituency, went unnoticed. Although the struggle that unfolded for the mandate that previously belonged to Oleg Pletnev was very tough. Ten people applied for a seat in the city parliament. Residents of the district, representatives of the city election commission and the candidates themselves agree that such dirty elections have not happened here for a long time.