This was announced yesterday at a meeting on preparations for the elections in the Far Eastern Federal District Vladimir zampolpreda Pysin. According to him, the main task of government — to ensure the right of citizens to vote and to be elected. He also added that there was no reason for cancellation and postponement of elections due to large-scale flooding. In turn, Deputy Prosecutor General of Russia Yuri Gulyagin noted that in a timely manner the prosecutor\’s response to the adoption of a series of illegal acts of local self-government and on the identification of untimely financing of election campaigns. Deputy envoy Sergei Levkov noted that on September 8 in the Far East will be held 686 electoral campaigns. The greatest number of electoral campaigns will be held in Khabarovsk Krai — 362. In the Amur region will be 106 electoral campaigns, the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia) — 67 Chukotka Autonomous Okrug — 53 in the Jewish Autonomous Region — 35 in the Kamchatka region — 31 in the Primorsky Krai — 23 in the Sakhalin region — 21 in the Magadan region — 11. Terminates the active stage of the election campaign period, senior officials in Khabarovsk, Magadan and Chukotka Autonomous District. Active propaganda campaign continues in the election of deputies of the State Assembly (Il Tumen) of the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia). A total of 70 seats in the State Assembly of Yakutia claim 914 candidates (13 people per 1 mandate). In the election of the mayor of Vladivostok registered 9 candidates nominated by political parties. In the election of the mayor of Khabarovsk are 8 candidates, one self-nominated, 7 candidates from political parties. In the elections of deputies of Yakutsk City Council by 30 seats claim 503 candidates (an average of 16 people per 1 mandate). The meeting noted that during the elections on September 8 to consider a possible reduction in voter turnout, as in some regions of much of the population has not yet returned from vacation. Moreover, the situation has worsened difficult flood situation in the Amur region. Jewish Autonomous Oblast and Khabarovsk Krai. The device envoy drew the attention of the authorities of the Federation to assist the electoral commissions in the organization of the elections, to take special control issues uninterruptible power supply, communications polling stations, to take all necessary measures to ensure the constitutional rights of citizens to participate in elections.
Yegor Ivanov, RIA «VladNews»