The governor of the Sverdlovsk region Evgeny Kuyvashev voted in the presidential elections of the Russian Federation. On the site to the gymnasium № 120 he came at 11:59.

Six months ago, Evgeny Kuyvashev himself was a candidate for the election of the head of the region. He did not directly answer the question, in what capacity he likes to participate in elections - the voter or the applicant.

"March 18 is a very important day, regardless of the quality in which I participate. We choose the President and the vector of the country's development, "he told reporters..

He believes that this year the vote will be "even more organized and qualitative".

In the Sverdlovsk region from 08:00 all polling stations were opened. In the region there are 80 territorial election commissions and 2,541 precinct election commissions. Turnout in the region at 10:00 was 8.59%. The ballot includes eight names of candidates: Vladimir Putin, Pavel Grudinin, Vladimir Zhirinovsky, Ksenia Sobchak, Grigory Yavlinsky, Boris Titov, Sergei Baburin and Maxim Suraykin.