In 2012, Dmitry Medvedev's term of office as President of the Russian Federation ends. On March 4, 2012, new elections for the head of state will take place. For the first time in Russia, the president will be elected for a 6-year term.
Political parties have nominated their candidates for the post of head of state. From the Communist Party - Gennady Zyuganov, from United Russia - Vladimir Putin, from the Liberal Democratic Party - Vladimir Zhirinovsky, from Yabloko - Grigory Yavlinsky, from Fair Russia - Sergei Mironov. In addition to them, the self-nominated billionaire Mikhail Prokhorov will fight for the presidency. On January 27, 2012, Yabloko leader Grigory Yavlinsky left the election race. The Central Election Commission ruled to expel Yavlinsky from the struggle for the post of head of state. The CEC's decision is justified by the fact that as a result of checking the signature lists in support of Grigory Alekseevich, 25% of marriage was revealed (up to 5% is allowed.) It is difficult to objectively assess the hypothetical percentages that candidates will receive on March 4. According to data obtained from the All-Russian Center for the Study of Public Opinion (VTsIOM), the majority of the country's population is ready to vote for Putin - 53.3%, for Zyuganov - 10.3%, for Zhirinovsky - 8.2%, for Mironov - 3. 3%, for Prokhorov - 4, 6%. On December 4, 2011, elections to the State Duma took place, after which a whole series of events unfolded: from the president's speech on recognizing the elections as valid to holding rallies of those who disagree with the voting results. After that, many videos appeared on the Internet showing unauthorized actions at polling stations. To prevent the situation from repeating in the presidential elections on March 4, surveillance cameras were installed at all polling stations. The socially active part of the population will now be able to watch the work of polling stations through these cameras on the website of the Central Election Commission. At the same time, 5 million people will be able to observe the voting via the Internet on election day.
