On December 4, Russians vote in parliamentary elections. Polls opened in the Kamchatka peninsula in Russia’s Far East at 8am local time Sunday (2000 GMT Saturday) and are to close at 8pm local time (1700 GMT) in the western exclave of Kaliningrad.
© RIA Novosti . Alexander Piragis / Go to the mediabankPolls opened in the Kamchatka peninsula in Russia’s Far East at 8am local time Sunday (2000 GMT Saturday). Members of local election commissions have already started counting ballots in Kamchatka.
Polls opened in the Kamchatka peninsula in Russia’s Far East at 8am local time Sunday (2000 GMT Saturday). Members of local election commissions have already started counting ballots in Kamchatka.
© RIA Novosti . Alexander Piragis / Go to the mediabankAs of 5.00 p.m. Moscow time (1.00 p.m. GMT), turnout was 41.9% across Russia.
As of 5.00 p.m. Moscow time (1.00 p.m. GMT), turnout was 41.9% across Russia.
© RIA Novosti . Sergey Krasnoukhov / Go to the mediabankNo serious voting violations have been reported so far.
No serious voting violations have been reported so far.
© RIA Novosti . Vitaly Ankov / Go to the mediabankSome 1,500 polling stations were opened in the Vladivostok Territory, Russia's Far East.
Some 1,500 polling stations were opened in the Vladivostok Territory, Russia's Far East.
© RIA Novosti . Vasily KononovTurnout in Yakutia hit 50%.
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© RIA Novosti . Vasily Kononov
Turnout in Yakutia hit 50%.
© RIA Novosti . Olesya Krechetova / Go to the mediabankTen ice swimming enthusiasts came nearly naked to the ballot stations in the cold Siberian Altai region.
Ten ice swimming enthusiasts came nearly naked to the ballot stations in the cold Siberian Altai region.
© RIA Novosti . Alexander Kryazhev / Go to the mediabankThe elderly and sick have the right to vote at home if they invite a member of the local election commission beforehand.
The elderly and sick have the right to vote at home if they invite a member of the local election commission beforehand.
© RIA Novosti . Maxim Bogodvid / Go to the mediabankMore than 4,500 voters over 100 currently live in Russia. One of them is 101-year old Serafima Iyagina from Kazan, Tatarstan.
More than 4,500 voters over 100 currently live in Russia. One of them is 101-year old Serafima Iyagina from Kazan, Tatarstan.
© RIA Novosti . Alexander Kondratyuk / Go to the mediabankVoting was organized on vessels, in prisons, airports and hospitals.
Voting was organized on vessels, in prisons, airports and hospitals.
© RIA Novosti . Oleg Zoloto / Go to the mediabankThe lowest turnout was registered in the Nizhny Novgorod Region.
The lowest turnout was registered in the Nizhny Novgorod Region.
© RIA Novosti . Sergey Pivovarov / Go to the mediabankCossacks at a polling station in Rostov-on-Don, South Russia.
Cossacks at a polling station in Rostov-on-Don, South Russia.
© RIA Novosti . Said Tsarnayev / Go to the mediabankThe turnout in the State Duma elections in the North Caucasus Republic of Chechnya hit 94 percent.
The turnout in the State Duma elections in the North Caucasus Republic of Chechnya hit 94 percent.