MOSCOW, 17 Sep. Serious violations by the end of the first day of voting in the elections in the Russian Federation were not recorded, however, there are Internet stuffing and minor violations that are eliminated by election commissions, interviewed observers told RIA Novosti to the State Duma no. As the chairman of the CEC Ella Pamfilova said, the turnout in the elections to the State Duma as of 16:00 Moscow time in the Russian Federation was 9.16%. Elections in Russia. The first day
Polling stations opened across the country at 8:00 and will be open until 20:00.
Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu voted on the territory of the 45th separate special purpose brigade of the Airborne Forces.
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Polling stations opened across the country at 8:00 and will be open until 20:00.
Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu voted on the territory of the 45th separate special purpose brigade of the Airborne Forces.
The head of the Sakha Republic Aisen Nikolaev cast his vote at the site in Yakutsk.
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The head of the Sakha Republic Aisen Nikolaev cast his vote at the site in Yakutsk.
Elections in Russia take place this year for three days and will end on a single voting day on September 19.
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Elections in Russia take place this year for three days and will end on a single voting day on September 19.
The lower house of parliament is elected for a five-year term according to a mixed system: 225 deputies — according to party lists, another 225 — according to single-mandate constituencies.
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The lower house of parliament is elected for a five-year term according to a mixed system: 225 deputies — according to party lists, another 225 — according to single-mandate constituencies.
LDPR leader Vladimir Zhirinovsky used remote electronic voting and cast his vote during a visit to the Public Headquarters for Election Observation at the Expocentre.
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LDPR leader Vladimir Zhirinovsky used remote electronic voting and cast his vote during a visit to the Public Headquarters for Election Observation at the Expocentre.
Regional and municipal elections are held concurrently with federal elections.
In the photo: candidate for governor of the Khabarovsk Territory, TV presenter Marina Kim at a polling station in Khabarovsk.
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Regional and municipal elections are held concurrently with federal elections.
In the photo: candidate for governor of the Khabarovsk Territory, TV presenter Marina Kim at a polling station in Khabarovsk.
The interim governor of the region, Mikhail Degtyarev, voted at a precinct in Khabarovsk.
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The interim governor of the region, Mikhail Degtyarev, voted at a precinct in Khabarovsk.
In total, more than 4.4 thousand campaigns of all levels in 85 regions have been appointed, over 31 thousand mandates will be substituted for them.
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In total, more than 4.4 thousand campaigns of all levels in 85 regions have been appointed, over 31 thousand mandates will be substituted for them.
The head of Crimea Sergey Aksenov voted in Simferopol immediately after the opening of the polling stations.
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The head of Crimea Sergey Aksenov voted in Simferopol immediately after the opening of the polling stations.
All polling stations have opened in Moscow, 46 thousand members of precinct commissions have started to work.
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All polling stations have opened in Moscow, 46 thousand members of precinct commissions have started to work.
The Governor of the Primorsky Territory Oleg Kozhemyako and his wife Irina became one of the first participants in the voting in Vladivostok.
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The Governor of the Primorsky Territory Oleg Kozhemyako and his wife Irina became one of the first participants in the voting in Vladivostok.
Acting Governor of the Penza Region Oleg Melnichenko at a polling station in Penza.
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Acting Governor of the Penza Region Oleg Melnichenko at a polling station in Penza.
Acting head of Tuva Vladislav Khovalyg and his wife Ailana voted at a polling station in Kyzyl.
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Acting head of Tuva Vladislav Khovalyg and his wife Ailana voted at a polling station in Kyzyl.
The CEC recorded high voter turnout on the first election day. In regions where electronic remote voting is available, it has already exceeded 40 percent.
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The CEC recorded high voter turnout on the first election day. In regions where electronic remote voting is available, it has already exceeded 40 percent.
Acting Governor of the Belgorod Region Vyacheslav Gladkov voted at the polling station in Lyceum No. 9 in Belgorod.
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Acting Governor of the Belgorod Region Vyacheslav Gladkov voted at the polling station in Lyceum No. 9 in Belgorod.
The elections are held as usual, observers do not record any serious violations.
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The elections are held as usual, observers do not record any serious violations.
Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin chose the electronic voting system and took part in the elections without leaving his office.
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Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin chose the electronic voting system and took part in the elections without leaving his office.
Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia voted at his residence in the Danilov Monastery.
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Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia voted at his residence in the Danilov Monastery.
Vladimir Putin, who is on self-isolation, has voted online amid sanitary restrictions.
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Vladimir Putin, who is on self-isolation, has voted online amid sanitary restrictions.
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Polling stations opened across the country at 8:00 and will be open until 20:00.
Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu voted on the territory of the 45th separate special purpose brigade of the Airborne Forces.
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The head of the Sakha Republic Aisen Nikolaev cast his vote at the site in Yakutsk.
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Elections in Russia take place this year for three days and will end on a single voting day on September 19.
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The lower house of parliament is elected for a five-year term according to a mixed system: 225 deputies — according to party lists, another 225 — according to single-mandate constituencies.
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LDPR leader Vladimir Zhirinovsky used remote electronic voting and cast his vote during a visit to the Public Headquarters for Election Observation at the Expocentre.
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Regional and municipal elections are held concurrently with federal elections.
In the photo: candidate for governor of the Khabarovsk Territory, TV presenter Marina Kim at a polling station in Khabarovsk.
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The interim governor of the region, Mikhail Degtyarev, voted at a precinct in Khabarovsk.
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In total, more than 4.4 thousand campaigns of all levels in 85 regions have been appointed, over 31 thousand mandates will be substituted for them.
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The head of Crimea Sergey Aksenov voted in Simferopol immediately after the opening of the polling stations.
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All polling stations have opened in Moscow, 46 thousand members of precinct commissions have started to work.
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The Governor of the Primorsky Territory Oleg Kozhemyako and his wife Irina became one of the first participants in the voting in Vladivostok.
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Acting Governor of the Penza Region Oleg Melnichenko at a polling station in Penza.
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Acting head of Tuva Vladislav Khovalyg and his wife Ailana voted at a polling station in Kyzyl.
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The CEC recorded high voter turnout on the first election day. In regions where electronic remote voting is available, it has already exceeded 40 percent.
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Acting Governor of the Belgorod Region Vyacheslav Gladkov voted at the polling station in Lyceum No. 9 in Belgorod.
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The elections are held as usual, observers do not record any serious violations.
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Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin chose the electronic voting system and took part in the elections without leaving his office.
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Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia voted at his residence in the Danilov Monastery.
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Vladimir Putin, who is on self-isolation, has voted online amid sanitary restrictions.
«In general, the voting is proceeding normally, there are no serious violations, there are reports, of course, about possible violations, but they need to be checked. But in principle, no, it does not have a massive character. Therefore, in general, the voting is normal. We vote three for the first time in the federal elections. Therefore, it seems to us that a fairly high turnout will be noted, «- told RIA Novosti the head of the monitoring and expert center» Group 32 «Roman Kolomoitsev. Member of the Public Chamber of Russia, executive director of the Association» Independent Public Monitoring «(NOM) Alena Bulgakova, said that volunteer lawyers check all signals about possible violations coming from observers across the country to the situation center, but «real violations are still minimal, and they are eliminated as quickly as possible by election commissions.»
All remarks in the elections are eliminated promptly, observers said, “We are faced with a huge number of intentional or accidental stuffing, which cannot be qualified other than 'fakes' — these are false reports of violations. Moreover, their number continues to grow, such stuffing is launched through anonymous Telegram channels. What, in my opinion, says about the planned campaign.We identify such cases, check and expose … Of the most illustrative examples: one telegram channel posted a video with a giant bulletin floating on a river in the center of St. Petersburg, one of the parties was noted in the signature , which the author of the post accused of illegal campaigning. We checked social networks and found out that such a video was filmed and distributed the day before, when the restrictions did not work, «Bulgakova emphasized. DDoS attack, by noon the number of requests to the portal exceeded 100,000 per second, and the site was not stopped working for a long time. According to her, the attacks were recorded from abroad — the Netherlands, Ukraine, the United States. Voting in the Duma and other elections on a single voting day takes place this year from 17 to 19 September. The State Duma is elected for a five-year term under a mixed electoral system: 225 deputies are elected from party lists, another 225 — from single-mandate constituencies in one round.
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