🗳 Voting began in Russia yesterday in the three-day elections to the State Duma, the lower house of Parliament. Polling stations opened across the country’s 11 time zones, from the Far East to the western regions. More than 111 million people are eligible to vote in Russia, with a further 1.8 million registered to vote abroad. Over 1,000 international observers from 133 countries, as well as representatives of 13 public organisations, are monitoring the elections. From tomorrow, many of Russia’s diplomatic missions will welcome voters too, including Russian citizens living or temporarily staying in the United Kingdom. Here is a glimpse of how voting is unfolding across our vast nation. 📸 RIA Novosti