UEC Chair-led delegation arrives back from Russian Federation

Myanmar delegation led by Union Election Commission Chairman U Ko Ko, who made a study tour on the presidential election of the Russian Federation from 12 to 20 March at the invitation of the Chairman of the Central Election Commission of the Russian Federation, arrived back in Yangon on Wednesday.
During the visit, the Myanmar delegation met Russia’s Central Election Commission Chair Ms Ella Pamfilova, openly discussed bilateral cooperation in electoral processes, and joined the conference held by Russia’s Central Election Commission at the press release centre.
The delegates also visited the Moscow election monitoring centre and attended the International Conference held on the topic of electoral sovereignty and international standards on 15 and 16 March.
Moreover, the delegation observed the ballot papers and e-voting system at the polling stations in Moscow and Kolomna District from 15 to 17 March, as well as the voting processes in detail and video surveillance through CCTV.
On 18 March, the delegation also attended the reviewing and exchange of views on the presidential election of the Russian Federation by international election monitoring groups held at the Central Election Commission.
During the tour, the delegation got a chance to study the condition of elections, electoral management, polling stations, technologies applied for casting votes, counting votes, and culture and traditions in famous sites.
There were 706 election observers from 106 countries for Russia’s presidential election. Four candidates were vying for the presidency, and current President Vladimir Putin won with 87.29 per cent of votes. — MNA/KTZH