Turnout at Tatarstan parliamentary election made up 78.44 per cent of voters
3 March 2009, Tuesday
Processing of voting ballots of the election to the IV convocation Tatarstan State Council has almost been finished this morning. Chairman of Tatarstan Central Election Commission, Anatoly Fomin has informed about it at a session organized by the Russian Federation Central Election Commission.
99.83 per cent out of 2895 protocols of polling stations have been processed so far. The turnout at Tatarstan parliamentary election made up 78.44 per cent of registered voters.
The most number of votes went to the United Russia party – 79.51 per cent. The Communist Party collected 11.1 per cent votes; LDPR – 3.05 per cent, “Spravedlivaya Rossiya” – 4.73 per cent.
According to Anatoly Fomin’s words, that means that 2 parties have been elected to the republican parliament – the United Russia and the Communist Party. Preliminary information states they receive 44 and 6 mandates correspondingly.
Anatoly Fomin informed that the election in Tatarstan had been held in accordance with the legislation. 13 thousand observers, some of them international, worked at the election.
On 17 March, speaking at a meeting of the State Council of the republic, where its Chairman Farid Mukhametshin declared his early termination of powers, Tatarstan State Counselor Mintimer Shaymiev said: “Mutual respect and deep understanding help to preserve high trust of our people.”
On 13 March the Rais (Head) of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov and the State Counselor of the republic Mintimer Shaimiev accompanied by the regional Mufti Kamil Samigullin took part in the XIV Iftar of the republic organized by the Spiritual Board of Muslims of Tatarstan, the administration of the Ak Bars Arena stadium and the national tourist complex Tugan Avylym (My Native Village) at the Kazan Expo Exhibition Center.
On 20 January in the evening Russian President Vladimir Putin called Tatarstan State Counselor Mintimer Shaimiev and congratulated him with his birthday. During the conversation Vladimir Putin stated that he is happy to hear bright voice of Mintimer (Sharipovich) and wished him good health and all the best.
On 20 January, congratulating Tatarstan State Counselor Mintimer Shaimiev with his birthday, the Chairman of the Russian Government Mikhail Mishustin wrote in his telegramme: “Being a famous and political leader, you have made a substantial contribution into modern development of Tatarstan and have earned the deep respect and gratitude of residents of the republic.
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