The total voter turnout to the Russian State Duma election on Friday, the first voting day out of three, stands at 16.95%, the Central Election Commission announced.

Among the highlights of this year’s elections is broad online voting, now available for residents of seven regions, including Moscow. More than 60% of registered online voters have already cast their ballots, including Russian President Vladimir Putin and Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin.

TASS gathered key events and statistics of the first day of voting.