10K Extra Votes Alleged in Russian Elections on Cyprus
An independent exit poll showed a discrepancy of about ten thousand ballots during the voting of Russians on Cyprus. During the voting on Cyprus, data from the independent exit poll 'Vote Abroad' showed turnout ten times lower than stated in official data, reports The Insider.
Consensus
- An independent exit poll was conducted on Cyprus during the Russian parliamentary elections.
- The official turnout for precinct 8158 on Cyprus was 15,843 voters.
- The independent exit poll reported only 945 voters at the same precinct.
- The discrepancy between official results and the exit poll is attributed to a potential ballot influx.
- The exit poll was conducted by the initiative 'Golosuy za rubежom'.
- The exit poll was carried out at three locations: Paphos, Limassol, and the Russian embassy in Nicosia.
- Observers were present from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Friday and Saturday in Paphos and Limassol, and from Friday to Sunday at the embassy.
- There was a brief interruption due to a storm on Friday morning and two hours on Saturday.
- All polling stations had one entrance and one exit.
- The exit poll found that United Russia received only 12.8% of votes, while New People received 46.3%.
- The official results showed United Russia receiving 68.78% of votes on precinct 8158.
Points of divergence
- The independent exit poll claims the ballot influx exceeded 10,000 ballot papers. — tg_tvrain
- The ballot influx affected not only United Russia but also Fair Russia and LDPR. — tg_theinsider
- The official results for precinct 8158 included 10,897 votes for United Russia (68.78%), 1,095 for LDPR (6.91%), 954 for CPRF (6.02%), 785 for New People (5.95%), and 695 for Fair Russia (4.39%). — tg_theinsider
- The independent exit poll was conducted by Margarita Kuchushova, who represented the 'Golosuy za rubежom' initiative. — tg_sotavisionmedia
Coverage (3 sources)
- How 10,000 'extra' votes appeared in Cyprus: Margarita Kuchusheva — SOTAvision
- Independent exit poll showed about ten thousand ballots were injected during the vote of Russians on Cyprus — Дождь (Telegram)
- Independent exit poll detected injection of about 10 thousand ballots during Duma elections on Cyprus — The Insider