Photo: Natalia Gubernatorova
Russian President Vladimir Putin approved amendments to the law on the election of the head of state. The corresponding document appeared on the official Internet portal of legal information.
It follows from the document that election campaigning on blocked Internet resources is prohibited. In addition, only those media who work on the basis of an employment contract are allowed to attend election commission meetings.
Photography and video recording in polling stations, which will be located in military units, is also prohibited, with the exception of the presence of only those media , which received permission from the unit commander. This activity can also be carried out only by persons who, in accordance with the law, have the right to do so without violating the secrecy of the vote with the mandatory preservation of confidentiality of personal data.
In addition, holding an election in Russian territories where martial law has been introduced is possible only after consultation with the Russian Ministry of Defense, the FSB and the heads of these regions.