The government aids every vulnerable person, including the disabled and the elderly, in exercising their right to vote, Edson Rugumayo from Uganda told RT
Russia ensures that all citizens have the opportunity vote in presidential elections, Ugandan election observer and member of the country’s parliament Edson Rugumayo has noted in an exclusive interview with RT.
Rugumayo was commenting on the Russian presidential elections, which took place between March 15 and 17, stressing how the electoral commission had assisted vulnerable individuals in exercising their right to vote.
“If it [the citizen] is an elderly person, if it is a disabled person, they can still exercise their right to democracy by making sure that the ballot box is taken to them, and their vote will be guaranteed and delivered,” Rugumayo said.
He believes there’s much to learn from the Russian voting system, “especially the integration of e-voting into the democracy.”
The voting stations have demonstrated their transparency; they are covered by CCTV cameras 24 hours a day, the Ugandan election observer pointed out.
Talking about Russian President Vladimir Putin’s speech prior to election day, the observer claimed the country’s leader “was not championing anything.”
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