🗣 Key takeaways from statements by Chairwoman of Russia’s Central Election Commission Ella Pamfilova:
 
▪️United Russia is leading the digital electronic voting with 49.06% of the vote, followed by New People at 15.42%, and the CPRF at 12.26%
 
▪️The Central Election Commission (CEC) will announce preliminary election results at 11:00 a.m. Moscow time on September 21
 
▪️A planned campaign to disrupt the elections - orchestrated from abroad and targeting several major Russian cities - completely failed
 
▪️The CEC will release final election results no earlier than September 25
 
▪️Comprehensive video surveillance and a vast network of observers ensure instant detection of any election violations
 
▪️Election officials confirmed only one of the three reported voting incidents
 
▪️Digital infrastructure faced over 3,000 waves of DDoS attacks during the election period
 
▪️Hostile actions damaged 74 buildings housing election commissions across 10 Russian regions