ISS: Russian cosmonauts vote in State Duma elections

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Roscosmos cosmonauts Oleg Novitsky and Pyotr Dubrov voted in the Russian State Duma elections from the International Space Station (ISS) on Friday.

Dubrov voted with the help of a trusted person on Earth - the cosmonaut commander of the Roscosmos team, Oleg Kononenko. He asked the cosmonaut for whom he wanted to cast his vote, wrote his decision on the ballot, and then put it in the ballot box.

Novitsky took part in the election directly in space using electronic voting.

Russians go to the polls between September 17-19 to choose members of the State Duma, the lower house of parliament, as well as members of 39 regional parliaments and nine regional leaders. Voters will elect 450 State Duma deputies in total, via Russia’s mixed electoral system. Half will be selected from party lists in one federal constituency, with the other 225 elected in single-mandate constituencies under the first-past-the-post voting system.

SOUNDBITES:

SOT, Pyotr Dubrov, Cosmonaut (Russian): “[Asked] my attorney to vote for me in the elections to the Eighth State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation in accordance with my request.”

*UPSOUND* Oleg Kononenko (Russian): “We made this decision if you tell me your vote by phone. All right, Petya? So that you and I can be free in a hurry. Look, you only have the right to choose from party lists and party voting in the State Duma of the Russian Federation. That are 14 parties, do you need to list which ones are on the ballot? Or have you already made up your mind? Yes. OK. Where do I tick?”

SOT, Oleg Novitsky, Cosmonaut (Russian): “So, here it is, the electronic voting ballot itself. Now we are going to make our choice.” *ZOOM AT SOURCE*
Novitsky votes *UPSOUND* Oleg Novitsky: “OK, completed the vote. Awaiting confirmation.”
Novitsky cast his vote *UPSOUND* Oleg Novitsky: “So, there is a message that we have completed the vote.” *ZOOM AT SOURCE*

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