Rustem Khamitov: "Elections in Bashkortostan once again demonstrated unity of our society"

UFA, 19 March 2018. /Bashinform News Agency/. The elections of the President of the Russian Federation demonstrated unity of our society and broad support for the policy of the current head of state. This was stated by the Head of Bashkortostan Rustem Khamitov commenting on the results of the elections.

“A landslide victory was won by the incumbent Russian President Vladimir Putin. The figures are very high, 77.7 percent in our republic", Rustem Khamitov said.

The Head of the Republic noted that the high level of nationwide turnout, which exceeded 67 percent, was the result of great work at all levels of government, the public, and political parties.

“As for our republic, the turnout was much higher here - 75.4 percent. At the same time, we see that the cities have shown good results. This again testifies to the fact that our citizens set a high value on these elections, they want to participate in the future of our country, in the formation of a political agenda", stressed Rustem Khamitov.

The Head of the Region said that during the elections there were a small number of faults and violations in the republic, which were of a formal nature.

According to the Head of Bashkortostan, the elections in the republic were positive, organized and legitimate.