The turnout in the elections in the Nizhny Novgorod region was unprecedentedly high

At 20:00 on September 20, all polling stations of the Nizhny Novgorod region closed, and the counting of votes began. The vote was held in the normal mode, said the Chairman of the regional electoral Commission Margarita Andreeva.

Andreeva called the turnout for the elections unprecedentedly high. Leaders in turnout were Varnavinsky, Sosnovsky and Tonshaevsky districts.

Compliance with the electoral legislation was monitored by 5,745 observers: 2,988 from candidates and political parties, 2,757 from the Civic Chamber of the region. In addition, foreign experts and international observers from Vietnam, Germany, Spain, Mauritania, the United States, Tunisia and Ethiopia worked at the elections.

According to Margarita Andreeva, violations in the region are not recorded.