Turnout in presidential elections in Russia makes 30.1 percent for 13:00

Turnout in presidential elections in Russia reaches 30.1 percent for 13:00 deputy head of the Central Election Commission (CEC) of the Russian Federation Leonid Ivlev said Ivlev noted that these figures are 4 percent higher compared to the elections in 2008. According to Ivlev, the CEC received 64 complaints and appeals, RIA Novosti reported. Turnout in presidential election was 15.3 percent for 10:00 Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, Communist Party leader Gennady Zyuganov, head of the Liberal Democratic Party Vladimir Zhirinovsky, the candidate of the "Fair Russia" Sergei Mironov, and self-promoted, Mikhail Prokhorov are candidates in the presidential elections. It is the first time when the president is elected for 6 year term