The general voter turnout in the presidential election in Russia, including the votes given online, has reached an all-time high of 77.44% over the entire history of presidential campaigns in the country since 1991, the Central Elections Commission (CEC) said on Monday.

As of 10:00 a.m. Monday, the CEC recorded 87,113,127 votes cast in the election, CEC Chair Ella Pamfilova said.

The previous highest voter turnout in presidential elections in Russia, 74.66%, was recorded in 1991.

About 2.6 million people exercised their early-voting right, Pamfilova said. Nearly 10 million people also voted at polling stations that are closest to their actual current location, rather than where they live permanently, making up 90% of those who previously applied for this option, she said.

The voting in the presidential election in Russia lasted from March 15 through 17, 2024. The candidates previously registered by the CEC to run for president included Liberal-Democratic Party (LDPR) leader Leonid Slutsky, State Duma Deputy Chairman Vladislav Davankov of the New People party, Duma member Nikolai Kharitonov of the Communist Party, and incumbent president and self-nominee Vladimir Putin.


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