Russian citizens in Nha Trang city vote in Presidential election

Russian nationals staying in Nha Trang city of the central coastal province of Khanh Hoa cast their ballots to elect a new President of Russia in an early election vote on March 14.
Russian citizens in Nha Trang city vote in Presidential election ảnh 1A Russian citizen in Nha Trang city casts his vote on March 14 (Photo: VNA)

Khanh Hoa (VNA) – Russiannationals staying in Nha Trang city of the central coastal province of KhanhHoa cast their ballots to elect a new President of Russia in an early electionvote on March 14.

Second Secretary of the Embassy of Russiain Vietnam Lunev Konstantin said the voting station in the city’s Vinh Truongward served nearly 100 Russian citizens to fulfil their rights and obligations.The voting is expected to end at 17pm on March 14.

Khanh Hoa is home to numerous Russianspecialists and businesses people plus growing numbers of tourists. There aremany Russian scientists working at the Vietnam-Russia Tropical Centre in NhaTrang city, which was established 30 years ago. In 2017, the province welcomedmore than 440,000 Russian tourists.

Apart from Nha Trang, the Russian Embassy willalso open voting stations in Mui Ne (Binh Thuan province), Phu Quoc islanddistrict (Kien Giang province), Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, Da Nang city and VungTau city (Ba Ria-Vung Tau province) on the three days of March 14, 16 and 18.

In Russia, the voting will be held on March18. -VNA

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