国际英语资讯:Russians begin voting for presidential election
<p><span word="PETROPAVLOVSK">PETROPAVLOVSK</span>-<span word="KAMCHATSKY">KAMCHATSKY</span>, <span word="Russia">Russia</span>, <span word="March">March</span> 18-- <span word="Russian">Russian</span> <span word="citizens">citizens</span> <span word="living">living</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="easternmost">easternmost</span> <span word="regions">regions</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Kamchatka">Kamchatka</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Chukotka">Chukotka</span>, <span word="began">began</span> <span word="casting">casting</span> <span word="ballots">ballots</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="vote">vote</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="president">president</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span>.</p><p><span word="As">As</span> <span word="Russia">Russia</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="vast">vast</span> <span word="territory">territory</span> <span word="encompasses">encompasses</span> <span word="nine">nine</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="zones">zones</span>, <span word="voting">voting</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="began">began</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="Far">Far</span> <span word="Eastern">Eastern</span> <span word="regions">regions</span>, <span word="including">including</span> <span word="Kamchatka">Kamchatka</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Chukotka">Chukotka</span>, <span word="at">at</span> 8:00 <span word="a">a</span>.<span word="m">m</span>. <span word="local">local</span> <span word="time">time</span> (20:00 <span word="GMT">GMT</span> <span word="Saturday">Saturday</span>), <span word="while">while</span> <span word="voters">voters</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="parts">parts</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Russian">Russian</span> <span word="territory">territory</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="wait">wait</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="several">several</span> <span word="hours">hours</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="vote">vote</span>.</p><p><span word="Voters">Voters</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Kaliningrad">Kaliningrad</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="westmost">westmost</span> <span word="exclave">exclave</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Russia">Russia</span>, <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="polls">polls</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="close">close</span> <span word="at">at</span> 20:00 (1800 <span word="GMT">GMT</span>) <span word="p">p</span>.<span word="m">m</span>. <span word="local">local</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span>.</p><p><span word="According">According</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Ella">Ella</span> <span word="Pamfilova">Pamfilova</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="head">head</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Russian">Russian</span> <span word="Central">Central</span> <span word="Election">Election</span> <span word="Commission">Commission</span> (<span word="CEC">CEC</span>), <span word="some">some</span> 110 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="Russian">Russian</span> <span word="citizens">citizens</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="eligible">eligible</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="vote">vote</span>, <span word="about">about</span> 1.89 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="live">live</span> <span word="abroad">abroad</span>. <span word="There">There</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 97,000 <span word="domestic">domestic</span> <span word="polling">polling</span> <span word="stations">stations</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 400 <span word="overseas">overseas</span> <span word="stations">stations</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="voting">voting</span> <span word="procedure">procedure</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="monitored">monitored</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="about">about</span> 1,500 <span word="international">international</span> <span word="observers">observers</span> <span word="from">from</span> 109 <span word="countries">countries</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="eight">eight</span> <span word="candidates">candidates</span> <span word="running">running</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="election">election</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="incumbent">incumbent</span> <span word="Russian">Russian</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Vladimir">Vladimir</span> <span word="Putin">Putin</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="participates">participates</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="independent">independent</span> <span word="candidate">candidate</span>, <span word="Vladimir">Vladimir</span> <span word="Zhirinovsky">Zhirinovsky</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Liberal">Liberal</span> <span word="Democratic">Democratic</span> <span word="Party">Party</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Russia">Russia</span> (<span word="LDPR">LDPR</span>), <span word="and">and</span> <span word="businessman">businessman</span> <span word="Pavel">Pavel</span> <span word="Grudinin">Grudinin</span> <span word="nominated">nominated</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Communist">Communist</span> <span word="Party">Party</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Russian">Russian</span> <span word="Federation">Federation</span> (<span word="CPRF">CPRF</span>). <span word="Other">Other</span> <span word="candidates">candidates</span> <span word="include">include</span> <span word="Grigory">Grigory</span> <span word="Yavlinsky">Yavlinsky</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Yabloko">Yabloko</span> <span word="party">party</span>, <span word="leader">leader</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Party">Party</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Growth">Growth</span> <span word="Boris">Boris</span> <span word="Titov">Titov</span>, <span word="head">head</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Russian">Russian</span> <span word="All">All</span>-<span word="People">People</span> <span word="Union">Union</span> <span word="Sergey">Sergey</span> <span word="Baburin">Baburin</span>, <span word="TV">TV</span> <span word="host">host</span> <span word="Ksenia">Ksenia</span> <span word="Sobchak">Sobchak</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="head">head</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Communists">Communists</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Russia">Russia</span> <span word="Maxim">Maxim</span> <span word="Suraikin">Suraikin</span>.</p>
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