Russia's President Election: Schedule, dates, key candidates, issues explained in 5 points

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While, incumbent President Vladimir Putin is likely to emerged as winner, there will be eyes on how the elections are conducted...

Russia first used multiple-day voting in the 2020 referendum on constitutional reforms orchestrated by Putin to allow him to run for two more terms, the report says.. Where will President Elections take place?..

It's also the first presidential election to use online voting the option will be available in 27 Russian regions and Crimea, which Moscow seized from Ukraine 10 years ago...

Turnout in Russias 2018 presidential election was 67.5 per cent, although observers and individual voters reported widespread violations, including ballot-box stuffing and forced voting..

Nikola Kharitonov - A 75-year-old member of Russia's lower house of parliament, the State Duma, Kharitonov is the official candidate of the Communist Party, whose candidates have finished a distant second to Putin at every election since 2000..

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