**Address ahead of elections**


> The voting will take place over three days, on September 18, 19 and 20. I urge you to exercise your constitutional right and make a thought-out and responsible decision, so that the election results attest to the maturity and resilience of Russian society. This will be our collective response to those who seek to undermine Russia, slow down its development, or strip away our sovereignty or our right to determine our own future,

_ _the President said, in part.

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