“As for the voting day and those who should organize, I completely agree with you, of course, nobody will do this except for the CEC. Therefore, I will sign this order and issue it today or tomorrow. And we also agreed that it should be on a working day. On a working day, this is correct, but only by declaring it a day off, ”the head of state said.

At the same time, he drew the attention of the government to the need to ensure that "then this day off is not pulled out from any holidays, May Day, or New Year's."

On February 11, the media, citing sources, wrote that the corresponding vote could take place on a weekday, and the main date considered is April 22, Wednesday.

In the Kremlin, commenting on these reports, they noted that the voting date has not yet been determined, "there are different points of view."

More details in the material RT.