In Irkutsk Region, the day of silence has begun, any election campaigning and publication of poll results are banned until voting ends. Voting instructions and calls to vote are allowed.
On September 12, in the Irkutsk Region, where elections of various levels will be held tomorrow, the "day of silence" began. To clarify, from 00:00 on Saturday, direct campaigning for candidates is prohibited in the Angara region. The ban applies to all types of campaigning, as well as the publication of the results of sociological polls on the topic of the elections. The ban will remain in effect until the end of voting on election day.The "day of silence" is an opportunity to once again think about whom to cast your vote for on September 13, in the absence of propaganda pressure from the media and candidates' campaigners. Also, the law does not require the removal of candidates' posters and banners before voting day.
On the "day of silence," explanatory work regarding the voting procedure and appeals to voters to come to the polls are allowed.
On September 13, gubernatorial elections will be held in the region. The candidates for this post are State Duma deputy of the RF Communist Party Sergei Levchenko, acting governor of the Irkutsk Region Sergei Eroshchenko, deputy of the Irkutsk Region Legislative Assembly from the LDPR Oleg Kuznetsov, and secretary of the bureau of the council of the Irkutsk regional branch of the "A Just Russia" party Larisa Egorova.