Voting for the Russian presidential election begins on the 15th Japan time in the Far East, and voting will proceed westward in sequence according to the time difference.
President Putin appears to want to win with an overwhelming majority of votes in order to show the public's confidence in his policy, including the invasion of Ukraine.
There are four candidates running in the Russian presidential election, including President Putin, and voting began at 7 a.m. on the 15th, Japan time, in Vladivostok, the central city of the Far East.
Citizens were coming to the polling station one after another to cast their votes, and a man who was heading to Ukraine as a soldier said, ``I think President Putin will bring us victory.As long as he stays healthy, I want him to be president forever.'' "It is," he said.
Also, at a polling station in Sakhalin Oblast, a woman who voted for President Putin said, ``When I think about my children, I want peace to come soon.I want the situation in Ukraine to end quickly and bring stability to the country.'' ” he said.
Opinion polling agencies predict that President Putin will lead by a wide margin over other candidates and is certain to win re-election.
Meanwhile, candidates such as former members of the lower house of parliament who criticized the military invasion were not allowed, opposition leader Navalny died in prison last month, and his wife voted for a candidate other than President Putin. I am calling on you to do so.
President Putin appears to want to win with an overwhelming majority of votes in order to show the public's confidence in his policy to date, including the invasion of Ukraine.
Voting will proceed westward in order according to the time difference, and will close at 3:00 a.m. Japan time on the 18th.