In the Irkutsk region, the day of silence has begun before the decisive second round of the governor election, which will be held on September 27. Residents must choose between Sergei Eroshchenko and Sergei Levchenko, and before voting, campaigning in the media, debates, and meetings with voters are banned. The article also reminds of administrative liability for violating these rules and that tomorrows vote may be decisive for the region.
Today at 00:00, the day of silence before the gubernatorial election began in the Irkutsk Region. On September 27, citizens will have to choose between two contenders for the region’s highest state office: Sergey Eroshchenko and Sergey Levchenko.As a reminder, in the first round, which took place on September 13, none of the candidates was able to win more than 50% of the vote. According to the law, one day before voting, campaigning in the media, election debates, and meetings of candidates and their authorized representatives with voters are prohibited. At present, residents of the Irkutsk Region still have time to think it over.
It can be said that tomorrow’s election will be fateful in the history of the region. For now, citizens can enjoy the silence in the media.
According to Article 5.10 of the Code of Administrative Offenses of the Russian Federation, violating the ban on campaigning on the day of silence "entails the imposition of an administrative fine on citizens in the amount of one thousand to one thousand five hundred rubles; on officials — from two thousand to five thousand rubles; on legal entities — from twenty thousand to one hundred thousand rubles".