Ilsur Metshin on the election results: “This confirms the great trust in our leader, who has united the Russian people”

A record number of voters was recorded in the Russian presidential elections, which preliminary amounted to 72.7% in the capital of Tatarstan. The majority of Kazan residents voted for Vladimir Putin – over 86% of them were registered.

Kazan Mayor Ilsur Metshin congratulated Vladimir Putin on his victory at a staff meeting: “This confirms the great trust in our leader, who has united the Russian people. We will wait for the final data from the Central Election Commission.”

During the election days, Kazan residents were able to visit the traditional fair with products at low prices, children's workshops, games and relay races, as well as to use public transport for free. According to the head of the city, all this created a festive atmosphere in Kazan. “The situation at the polling stations was calm and working, but at the same time festive,”- he added.

There were 466 polling stations, of which 31 were in places of temporary residence of citizens. All security measures were observed during the election days.

Ilsur Metshin noted that the attention to the elections was great, and foreign observers also arrived in the city. The Mayor thanked the members of election commissions, social and other institutions where polling stations worked, heath workers and law enforcement officers who were on duty at polling places, employees of housing enterprises and landscaping organizations.

In the Year of the Family, more than 20 thousand families from the capital of Tatarstan took part in the photo contest. On the final day of voting, more than 51 thousand people gathered at the Ak Bars Arena, not only from Kazan, but also from other cities of the republic.

“There were no serious incidents at polling stations, many came with whole families – it was actually a holiday, as our call for All–Family elections,”- the head of the city noted.

At the staff meeting, the Mayor of the capital of Tatarstan also thanked the heads of district administrations, as well as the employees of the executive committee, directors of enterprises and institutions for the work done. “This is really a huge and big burden and a very important victory,”- Ilsur Metshin said.