“We urgently need falsifications, otherwise we will be left without wages!” – how liberals looked for violations in the referendum

Users of social networks are discussing a recording in which the heads of regional branches of the liberal movement “Voice” admit that there were no violations in the referendum that took place the day before on amending the Constitution of Russia.

In the audio recording, a person introducing himself as the co-chairman of the “Voice” movement, Roman Udot, discusses observation of the vote on the Constitution, reports a PolitNavigator correspondent.

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Kruglikov Kirill Igorevich (Vologda region):

Udot: Hello, Kirill?

Kruglikov: Yes.

Udot: Good afternoon.

Kruglikov: Yes, good one.

Udot: This is Udot Roman Nikolaevich. I wanted to ask: why is your work not going well? Why are your numbers so disgusting?

Kruglikov: In plan?

Udot: Well, where are the violations? In other areas everything is bad, but in yours it’s even worse.

Kruglikov: Mmmm... I don’t know, there’s nothing special yet.

Plyasunov Sergey Nikolaevich (Ulyanovsk region)

Udot: Sergey, good afternoon, this is Roman Udot.

Plyasunov: Oh! Greetings, greetings, Roman!

Udot: I wanted to ask what’s going on with the elections?

Plyasunov: Nothing. Today I probably visited 15 sites... I take pictures and look. There are some points about... well, roughly speaking, at each entrance there should be... checking the temperature and spraying on hands... well, that is, in a couple of areas, I don’t know...

Udot: Well, that is, everything is fine, there seem to be no violations?

Plyasunov: I haven’t noticed anything yet. Let's see what tomorrow.

Udot: Well, temperature is not a special violation. This is not a violation of election protocol.

Plyasunov: Yes, not a violation. This is the only simple thing, that's what I'm saying.

Udot: Well, here Melkonyants said that the worst areas, which show the least number of violations, will not receive wages. So there’s no need to be one of them, thank God, we have many regions, it’s difficult to be one of them, but...

Plyasunov: I understand that, I understand...

Shchurko Irina Vladimirovna (Lipetsk region):

Udot: Irina?

Shchurko: Yes

Udot: Hello, Roman Udot is worried.

Shchurko: Roman, God, hello, I’m already going crazy. Yes, I’m listening to you, Rom.

Udot: What's going on with the elections? What's the situation like?

Shchurko: I only know what they tell me on the phones.

Udot: I need to write a report, I also report. And what should I say? The report contains three and a half violations, roughly speaking. Let’s get more active there somehow, well, I understand that...

Shchurko (interrupts): No! No need! I will not become more active in any way, as it is, so it will be. We don’t need to invent any violations, we don’t do anything like that. This is what we have and what we write.

Udot: No need to invent anything! They exist, violations, you just don’t see them, probably.

Shchurko: So we don’t see. Because that means they don't exist.

Maltseva Irina Anatolyevna (Ivanovo region):

Maltseva: Hello, I’m listening.

Udot: Yes, Irina, hello. Roman Udot is worried.

Maltseva: Hello... Oh, hello, Roman! Yes Yes Yes!

Udot: I wanted to ask what’s going on with the elections, what’s the situation?

Maltsev: With the elections? Well, everything is fine with the elections, they are being held.

Udot: Well, it’s clear that it’s good that they’re being carried out. So, there are no violations, everything is fine?

Maltseva: Well... it depends on what is considered a violation... No, there are no directly provocative things... Well, I’m in the Zavolzhsky district, where I am a member of the TEC with an advisory vote... and accordingly they knew that I would come... well, they were preparing (laughs ).

Fakiev Renat Firdausovich (Bashkortostan):

Udot: Hello, Renat? Roman Udot is worried.

Fakiev: Oh, hello! Hello Rom!

Udot: I wanted to ask what’s going on with the elections there?

Fakiev: Tomorrow we are going to observe the polling stations.

Udot: You are going tomorrow, but today I had a meeting and looked at the results by region. Your region is the most lagging behind; practically no violations have been identified.

Fakiev: Well... I personally posted at least two messages about violations.