According to your news agency, the voting process for the presidential elections of Russia began at 8:00 am local time today in the eastern regions of the country.

Afghanistan Voice Agency (AVA): Russian voters in the eastern part of Russia, including "Kamchatka", "Chukotka" and other regions of this region, will cast their votes Friday, for the 2024 presidential election in Russia. They cast a vote.

The four candidates for this election are Leonid Islatsky from the Liberal Democratic Party, Nikolai Kharitonov from the Communist Party of Russia, Vladislav Davankov from the New People's Party and Vladimir Putin, the current president of Russia.

Meanwhile, Putin said in a video message on Wednesday night that the people are the only source of power in Russia and the citizens of this country should go to the polls for the fate of their country.

And he noted that Russia is going through a "difficult period" and to overcome it, it must remain "united and satisfied".

The winner of this election tomorrow, Russia will lead the West for the next six years in a war with Ukraine and under severe sanctions.

According to Xinhua News Agency, Russia has created more than 90 thousand polling stations from 8:00 am to 20:00 local time from March 15 to 17.

Due to the wide area of Russia in several time zones, "Kamchatka" and "Chukotka", located in the Far Eastern region, are the first regions to start voting. Polling stations in Kaliningrad, located in Russia's far west, will be the last to open.

According to the data released by the Central Election Commission of Russia, about 110 million Russian citizens are eligible to vote, including more than 1.8 million people living abroad.

According to the rules of the presidential elections of Russia, the candidate will win if he gets more than 50% of the votes.

In cases where there are more than two candidates and none of them gets 50% of the votes, the Central Election Commission announces the second round of voting for the first two candidates.

The candidate who receives the most votes in the second term will be elected as President.

The Central Election Commission of Russia will confirm the election results no later than March 28, and then announce the results within three days after confirmation.

From the beginning of the Russian election competition, 33 people, including non-nominated parties and 24 independent individuals, announced their intention to run for the presidency of Russia, and finally only 15 of them submitted the necessary registration documents, but this amount will eventually be four candidates.