I. Metshin: “We have picked up momentum, and it is important to make a choice in favor of the future of the city and the republic”

From September 11 to 13, Tatarstan will hold elections of the President of the republic and deputies of the Kazan City Duma. The polling stations will be open all three days in the capital of the republic, and on September 11 and 12, residents of the city will be able to vote in the area adjacent to the residential buildings. All information about the location of the polling units is available at the polling stations. Elections of Tatarstan President and Duma deputies will be held in the capital of the republic in compliance with all safety measures.

Kazan Mayor Ilsur Metshin at the Business Monday urged the citizens to exercise their right to vote in the elections of Tatarstan President and City Duma deputies. “We are waiting for residents of the city at the polling stations, including mobile ones. The opportunity to vote will be within three days – said I. Metshin. – I ask and urge everyone to exercise this important right.”

Yevgeny Varakin, head of the Executive Committee of Kazan, said that as of August 1, the number of voters in the city is 920 thousand 420 people. In Kazan, 459 polling stations have been established, 31 of them will be located in places of temporary residence of voters. The electronic ballot processing systems (EBPS) will be installed at 18 polling stations. “The polling stations are ready to work, the lists of members of district electoral commissions have been updated for enrollment in the reserve, the main electoral commissions membership is more than 4900 people,”- E. Varakin said.

On September 13, the single voting day, activities and a concert will performed at the Ak Bars arena. Each voted citizen would receive a special bracelet “I voted – Min tavysh birdem”, which will give the opportunity to visit an interactive program near the Ak Bars arena. Several thematic areas will be established here: an extreme site where master classes and show performances of extreme athletes will take place, an eSports and virtual reality zone, a presentation of the Zhiznelyub project for the older generation, a zone for intellectual leisure “A book yard”, a sports zone where everyone can try to fulfill the TRP standards. In addition, digital activities, performances, art installations and presentations of the eco-project are planned. The program will end up with a concert headlined by Nyusha, Anvar Nurgaliev, Guzel Urazova, the Dabro band, Klava Koka, Valeria and the Turetsky Choir. At the end of the evening, a festive salute will be held.