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New polling stations in US have appeared in hotels and public centers. There are 15 of them overall, RIA Novosti informs.
This is an emergency measure taken by Russian diplomats in the United States because the country’s authorities occupied Russian property where the elections for Russians were supposed to be arranged.
According to the member of the Russian Central Election Committee Vasily Likhachev, due to the fact, that US blocked venues of tradition voting for Russians, Russian Foreign Ministry had to work a lot to find new premises. New polling stations will be opened mainly at the premises belonging to our nationals.
Vasily Likhachev added that the voting in US will be complicated including the aspect of safety – some anti-Russian groupings claimed their intention to intervene with the voting.
The early voting for the Russian presidential election took place on March 5 in Aurora, Merriam and Dallas. Citizens of 12 American states will be able to vote for a Russian President-to-be on March 9.
Russia has already called the US actions unfriendly. It started last September when American authorities demanded Russia to return the premises of the Consulate General in San Francisco and a range of venues in Washington and New York.
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