Day: May 15, 2017

Photo: RIA Novosti RT has published an open letter to Reuters, which says that the channel sends a formal complaint in relation to article Agency entitled “the United States is growing confidence that Russia has hacked the French election: sources”. This material contains accusations against RT, which is based on the evidence of anonymous statements by some “American officials”. In particular, the article argues that RT while covering the elections in France were allegedly involved in distribution of fake news. This statement was not backed up by any evidence. In addition, the RT for review Reuters has not addressed. “There was no evidence that RT has ever spread false news about the Macron or the French elections: no articles, no quotes, no single publication in social networks. This is due to the fact that all such accusations are absolutely groundless”, — is spoken in the letter of the channel. It

© Alexander Ryumin/TASS MOSCOW, may 15. /TASS/. Voters who in the last four days before the presidential election in 2018 to decide to not vote at the place of registration will have to explain the reason for the change of the polling station. Such norm contains in materials of the CEC of Russia prepared for the meeting with the regional electoral commissions devoted to the mechanisms of voting without absentee ballots. Voters will need to submit an application to the precinct election Commission (PEC) at the place of registration to 14:00 Saturday on the eve of election day. The document will be protected by a special stamps in order to avoid fraud and multiple voting. “This was done to counteract possible abuse and applies only to those who indicates her desire to vote in the other place too late. Those who file a statement of change of area in advance,

Media: US Navy aircraft carrier Ronald Reagan is unable to leave Japan due to a malfunction TOKYO, may 15. /Offset. TASS Igor Belyaev/. Nuclear aircraft carrier Ronald Reagan, head of the strike group the U.S. Navy, can’t leave the naval base at Yokosuka due to a malfunction. This was reported by the Agency Kyodo. It is noted that the strike group, the U.S. Navy had to leave the base on may 15. Symptoms not specified, however, it is emphasized that the carrier will need repairs. About the new terms, when Ronald Reagan will be able to go to sea, not reported. Earlier it became known that the strike force of the U.S. Navy was ordered to leave naval base near Tokyo and go on a long ocean mission, the route of which was not disclosed. According to Kyodo, the order of the nomination group can be associated with the rising

CEC: Voting is not “in residence” will have to specify the reason The citizens, who for four days before the vote and later decide to change the plot, will be forced to explain why, according to TASS. We are talking about the next presidential elections in 2018. Such a rule, says the Agency, is contained in materials of the CEC prepared for the meeting with the regional electoral commissions devoted to the mechanisms of voting without absentee ballots. We will remind, in March of this year senators Andrei Klishas and Anatoly Shirokov submitted to the state Duma a package of amendments to the electoral legislation, including in the abolition of voting by absentee ballots. Their initiatives taken by the state Duma in the first reading, is now preparing for the main — second reading — to which your proposal contributes to the CEC. Initially, the requirement to specify the reason