Ilsur Metshin: “Our future depends on the activity of Kazan citizens”

(KZN.RU, September 18, Alsu Safina). The future of the country depends on how actively Kazan residents will take part in the elections to the State Duma of the Russian Federation and vote in favor of strong Russia and strong Tatarstan, sure Ilsur Metshin, the Mayor of Kazan. The Mayor came with his wife and daughter today to the polling station №270, located in the Russian-Tatar secondary school №129 of the Privolzhsky district.

After the Mayor of Kazan voted, he congratulated the citizens on the holiday. “Elections to the State Duma is important day, we choose our future. What it will be depends on Kazan residents and their activity, how many residents will come and vote in favor of a strong Russia”, said Ilsur Metshin. “It is our civic duty and our citizenship. We need a strong team in the State Duma, strong Russia, strong Tatarstan, and pretty and wealthy Kazan”.

The inhabitants of the village of Petrovsky, where the polling station is located, actively go to the polls since the morning. About 100 people vote in the two hours work of the site. More than 1,200 voters are expected here until 8 pm.

All voted, including Ilsur Metshin and his family, received bracelets “Ya progolosoval!”. This year, the Kazan City Hall continued the good tradition and organized a big celebration for citizens on the Election Day. Bracelets “Ya progolosoval!” today provide free public transport Kazan, free access to museums, the Dinosaur Park, and the celebratory program at the stadium “Kazan Arena”. The bracelet gives all sorts of bonuses and discounts in shops and petrol stations.

The festive program started at 11 o'clock in the stadium “Kazan Arena”. Work of different platforms is organized here: Kazan citizens can pass GTO standards, take part in dance master classes, watch the performance of the street theater “Kulturny Sdvig” and participate in the creative meeting with a Russian actor Veniamin Smehov. The big concert program with participation of the best creative collectives in Tatarstan will start at 16.00, Sergey Lazarev and Igor Nikolaev will be headlining the festival.