Azerbaijan, Baku, Jan. 27 / Trend /
Metropolitan of Cathedral of Smolensk and Kaliningrad Kirill was today elected the Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia.
The procedure for nominating candidates to
the patriarchal throne was held by Local Cathedral.
According to the election of Patriarch
process, which existed in the previous Local Council in 1990, the voting should
be held secretly. All members of the Local Council will have an equal right to
vote. Patriarch is elected by a majority (more than half) of votes.
At present, there are 711 elected delegates. The votes of 356 people are needed
the candidate to be elected as Patriarch
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