Elections to the Russian Federation Presidency, March 2000

Qualifications to Vote

18+ unless legally prohibited

Qualifications to be a candidate

How Winner Decided

Majority voting, with run­off if none received over 50% on the first ballot.

Competitiveness

11 candidates on the ballot.

"Partyness"

3 of the 11 candidates were leaders of parties.

Financing Rules

Spending cap of 300,000 times the minimum wage (~$10 million).

Districting

None

Fairness of Conduct of Election

Judged to be free and fair.

Turnout

68.6%

Results

Putin: 53.4%, wins on the first ballot.
Zyuganov of the CPRF: 29.5%
Yavlinskii of Yabloko: 5.9%
Zhirinovskii of the LDPR: 2.7%
Against all: 1.9%