Envoy Thanks India For Facilitating Russian Parliament Elections

New Delhi: Russian Ambassador to India Nikolay Kudashev on Sunday thanked the Indian government and its people for facilitating the election for State Duma (lower house of Russian Parliament) in various cities across the country.
Noting the importance of elections, Ambassador Kudashev and his wife cast a vote for the Lower House of the Russian Parliament.

“Today elections are happening for the Russian Parliament. Russian State Duma or Russian Lok Sabha, if I say so. We are very grateful to the govt and other people of India for facilitating this event,” Kudashev told ANI.

“Without any prejudice to the ultimate outcome of the elections, we assure that the selection of the Russian people are going to be right. I once more many thanks for the type support.”

Oman Babushkin, Russian Deputy Chief of Mission, said State Duma polls are a critically important event in Russian political life.

“A total of 14 political parties are contesting. For this purpose, officers of the committee are established in India and other countries within the world to make sure that the Russian citizens could exercise their voting rights,” he said.

Mr Babushkin also informed that voting arrangements were made, keeping the COVID-19 protocols in mind.

Russia has found out election centres in India to enable its citizens to cast their votes for the Duma election.

Precinct election commissions are formed, including in New Delhi , Mumbai, Chennai and Kolkata, and are able to receive Russian voters, a Russian embassy official said.

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The Russian foreign missions and consular offices are holding the election to State Duma of the Russian Federal Assembly, which is being conducted from Citizenship Day to 19.

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A total of 348 polling stations in 144 countries are prepared for Russian citizens who are permanently or temporarily based abroad.