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[00:00:43] Back to the news, the third and final day of the elections is coming to
[00:00:47] an end, in the eastern part of the country they are already counting votes, in Moscow and other
[00:00:50] regions of central Russia, the polling stations will close
[00:00:54] in just over an hour, now in a second, in an hour,
[00:00:57] in the Kaliningrad region in two. Then the
[00:01:01] preliminary results will be known, all information flows to the Central Election Commission, my
[00:01:05] colleague Kozlova is working there today, she is on direct connection with the studio again. Dari,
[00:01:08] any updates to this hour? Yes,
[00:01:11] Yuri, hello again, the polling stations in most of the territory have already
[00:01:15] closed, gradually we are closing region by region
[00:01:18] for voting, but for now, of course, we have no numbers, not even
[00:01:21] preliminary ones, we are certainly waiting for the closing
[00:01:25] of polling stations in the central regions of Russia, in the Kaliningrad region, so that
[00:01:28] none.
[00:03:30] What we can already talk about is that attacks mainly come
[00:03:33] from abroad, including from the territory of Ukraine, as well as
[00:03:37] from Great Britain, Brazil, Indonesia directly attack
[00:03:40] platforms related to remote electronic voting, to the conduct
[00:03:43] of elections, portals vybory.ru, gosuslugi.ru,
[00:03:46] in addition, they attack infrastructure that is not
[00:03:50] directly related to elections, for example, the unified biometric
[00:03:54] system, but to the credit of our technical specialists,
[00:03:57] programmers, it must be said that all...
[00:04:30] it seems to me that it is impossible to hold elections in these conditions, this was the main
[00:04:33] goal, we prove the opposite, that elections can
[00:04:37] and must be held, because these are
[00:04:39] planned procedures, they must take place within the terms prescribed
[00:04:43] by law, beyond these terms, the authorities become
[00:04:46] illegitimate, it becomes clear why such
[00:04:50] a number of DDoS attacks come precisely from the territory
[00:04:53] of Ukraine, elections during the course of,
[00:04:57] violations during the course of elections were recorded, but their
[00:05:00] number is minimal, as is emphasized here,
[00:05:03] they are not massive, systemic in nature and
[00:05:06] they cannot influence the outcome
[00:05:09] of the vote, in addition, all appeals that... are received from citizens,
[00:05:13] they are promptly processed and violations are eliminated
[00:05:17] directly during the voting, well, and appeals from citizens are also accepted by
[00:05:20] the hotline of the Human Rights Commissioner in
[00:05:23] Russia.
[00:05:26] In our office, hotlines are operating in all regions. The
[00:05:29] federal hotline received 25
[00:05:32] calls, including four calls regarding technical
[00:05:36] failure, regional commissioners received
[00:05:38] 2,092 calls, all applicants
[00:05:42] were given consultations, mostly
[00:05:44] these are questions of a consultative nature,
[00:05:48] a total of 17 appeals were received by the federal commissioner, including eight complaints,
[00:05:52] three regarding the admission of candidates, one regarding coercion to
[00:05:55] vote, four regarding obstacles during voting, including non-issuance
[00:05:59] of ballots and technical failure, well,
[00:06:02] and since in this live broadcast I am talking about records, I will tell you about another
[00:06:06] one, which concerns international observers,
[00:06:09] 1126 came to these elections.
[00:07:12] on the other hand, study our experience. Well,
[00:07:15] now region by region, gradually we are already carrying out the procedure
[00:07:19] of assembling keys for decrypting remote
[00:07:22] electronic voting. The last opportunity to make their choice is available to
[00:07:25] residents of Moscow and central regions, and here
[00:07:28] the remote electronic voting platform
[00:07:32] turned out to be very popular, so in Moscow already
[00:07:36] more than 3 million people have voted on the Mos.ru platform, on the federal platform
[00:07:40] another 4 million people are voting, so
[00:07:43] indeed this format has proven to be in demand, but already within
[00:07:47] the next hour there will be a procedure for assembling keys for
[00:07:50] decrypting remote electronic voting in the central
[00:07:53] regions, so we will follow and of course wait for
[00:07:57] the completion of voting, both in the regions of central Russia, and of course in
[00:08:01] the Kaliningrad region.
[00:08:04] Yes, Daria, thank you, Daria Kozlova, live from the Central
[00:08:08] Election Commission, monitoring the course of voting and
[00:08:11] the counting of votes. Election Night, this all-Russian
[00:08:14] online marathon is traditionally held on the main day
[00:08:17] of voting, in the multimedia press center of the Rossiya media group,
[00:08:20] today politicians, political strategists, participants of public
[00:08:23] projects gathered to discuss the course of the election campaign, and my colleague Anton Potkovenko
[00:08:27] is also working there, he also joined the live broadcast,
[00:08:30] Anton, greetings, what assessments are given by
[00:08:33] experts?
[00:08:36] Yes, Yuri, greetings, but the most important assessments are, perhaps, of course,
[00:08:40] those that relate to... to a truly
[00:08:43] high turnout in the current elections to the State Duma
[00:08:47] 2026, this is what is mainly discussed by those who gathered today
[00:08:51] here at the all-Russian online marathon Election
[00:08:54] Night, here are experts, here are the authors of public platforms,
[00:08:58] public opinion leaders, sociologists, political scientists, political strategists
[00:09:02] and one of, perhaps, the main accents is that,
[00:09:06] despite strong, truly
[00:09:09] strong, alas, external pressure on...
[00:09:13] the current Russian elections, they passed confidently,
[00:09:16] smoothly, let's
[00:09:17] listen,
[00:09:21] if we look at the turnout, it has significantly increased,
[00:09:24] look, by the end of the second day
[00:09:27] of voting it was 11% higher compared to the previous cycle,
[00:09:30] this is a serious indicator, there are many international observers,
[00:09:34] by the way, even from unfriendly countries have also come,
[00:09:38] although these unfriendly countries said that we will not recognize the elections, but who are they not to recognize
[00:09:42] ours?
[00:09:42] choice,
[00:09:46] well, I would like to dwell separately on the topic of international observers,
[00:09:49] this year a record has been broken, in fact,
[00:09:53] 1,126 international observers
[00:09:56] have been monitoring, well, they are still monitoring, the elections are still ongoing,
[00:10:00] the current elections in the Russian Federation, observers
[00:10:04] from 133 countries, from 13 international organizations,
[00:10:07] one of these international observers, Kostya
[00:10:11] Heiskanen, is a military journalist, war correspondent from
[00:10:14] Finland, and we have actually known each other for a long
[00:10:18] time, and of course, I couldn't help but ask him
[00:10:21] for his opinion, for his assessment of the current...
[00:10:55] some kind of broom, yes, they voluntarily went there,
[00:10:58] of course, the task of the West is to disrupt the elections, but despite
[00:11:02] the fact that there are attacks, people are dying, including members of election
[00:11:05] commissions, people are actively going to vote, of course, I was
[00:11:09] interested in how my Donetsk People's Republic
[00:11:12] votes, my homeland, when I saw over 80%, and
[00:11:16] honestly, tears are welling up in my eyes right now, because I understand what is behind
[00:11:19] this, and the Kherson region, Zaporozhye, and Donetsk, and
[00:11:22] Luhansk, and Crimea, how they are now... voting, these are heroic
[00:11:26] people who, under drone attacks,
[00:11:30] are now making their choice and making a contribution to the future of our
[00:11:34] country.
[00:11:37] Well, this is truly a genuine emotion, yes, it's immediately
[00:11:41] visible, among war correspondents, and
[00:11:44] of course, at the same time, among voters, everything that is happening, as they say,
[00:11:47] goes straight to their hearts, that's exactly what they shared
[00:11:51] with us, also among international observers, among these...
[00:13:55] chooses its
[00:13:55] future,
[00:13:59] well, from these comments it is clear that the current election night
[00:14:03] is taking place in such a, well, serious, serious working
[00:14:06] mood, in general, from the point of view of the atmosphere, what I would like
[00:14:09] to note is that election night is such a very peculiar format, here there is more
[00:14:13] informal communication, the situation is such that many of those who came
[00:14:17] here, they actually know each other for a long time, so here there are not
[00:14:21] official speeches more, but
[00:14:24] a dialogue, and of course disputes, well, because where have you seen two political scientists with
[00:14:28] one opinion, but in fact, all, or rather, all
[00:14:31] those gathered here today, have one unified point of view
[00:14:35] on one single aspect, perhaps the most
[00:14:39] important, that there is a very high turnout
[00:14:42] in today's elections, that people came and showed their civic
[00:14:46] position, came to the polling stations, this is precisely
[00:14:49] the best, the clearest, the most definite answer
[00:14:53] to those external forces that would prefer to see Russia
[00:14:56] weak, would prefer to see it deprived
[00:14:59] of sovereignty, and this answer
[00:15:03] is unequivocally no, the elections in Russia took place and it will not be possible
[00:15:06] to weaken our country, this is probably the most important thing,
[00:15:10] Yuri, yes, Anton, thank you, Anton
[00:15:13] Potkovenko, about the work of the expert platform Election Night
[00:15:16] 2026, well, and let's go back to the statements
[00:15:20] of the head of the Central Election Commission, today
[00:15:22] she noted that Russians in the elections show a high
[00:15:26] level of consolidation, despite external pressure. It is especially noticeable in the regions of Donbass and
[00:15:30] Novorossiya: shelling does not stop, and members of election commissions received numerous
[00:15:33] threats. About their work, Ksenia Bykova.
[00:15:40] Early in the morning in the Kherson region, a Ukrainian drone attacked an ordinary
[00:15:43] passenger bus with peaceful citizens. Two people died,
[00:15:47] including sixty-year-old Olga Demyanenko, a member of polling
[00:15:50] station election commission number 220. Condolences to her
[00:15:53] relatives, friends and colleagues were expressed in the Central Election Commission. Olga
[00:15:57] Demyanenko worked in the election system since 2023
[00:16:01] year. During the election campaign for the election of deputies of the State Duma
[00:16:04] of the ninth convocation, she actively participated in the address project.
[00:16:12] According to the head of the Central Election Commission, Ella Pamfilova, Olga Demyanenko always
[00:16:16] honestly and responsibly fulfilled her duty, participated in the conduct
[00:16:19] of several election campaigns, including the presidential elections in Russia.
[00:16:23] Pamfilova called for a minute of silence in her memory. They are afraid
[00:16:27] to fight like men, really,
[00:16:30] therefore
[00:16:33] they hunt our peaceful people, mainly
[00:16:37] women and
[00:16:38] children,
[00:16:41] I think shame will fall on their heads, each of them
[00:16:45] will be found,
[00:16:48] I ask to honor the memory with a minute of silence,
[00:17:01] words of support to the families of the deceased were also sent by the governor of the Kherson
[00:17:04] region, Vladimir Saldo, I express... condolences to the relatives
[00:17:08] and friends of the deceased, a heavy loss for the families, for
[00:17:11] the Nizhneserogovskiy district, for all of Kherson region. After the attack on
[00:17:15] the passenger bus, the Investigative Committee opened a criminal case on
[00:17:18] a terrorist act. The department emphasized that the attack by Ukrainian armed formations
[00:17:22] was targeted. Having committed another barbaric
[00:17:25] crime, the Kyiv regime again encroached on
[00:17:28] the electoral rights of our citizens
[00:17:31] guaranteed by the Constitution of the Russian Federation. The Investigative Committee
[00:17:35] of Russia will conduct a full and comprehensive.
[00:18:07] things are getting better there, let's call her by her name, and
[00:18:11] we want to wish our second colleague, who was there earlier, yes,
[00:18:14] a speedy recovery, a speedy recovery. This morning,
[00:18:18] a polling station in the village of Pryshyp, Zaporizhzhia
[00:18:21] region, also came under attack, it was located in the building of an operating school where
[00:18:25] 170 children study, part of the building's roof
[00:18:28] was damaged. At the time of the attack, there were no people inside, fortunately, so there are no
[00:18:31] casualties. Ksenia Bykova, Ivan Kuznetsov,
[00:18:35] Vesti.
[00:18:38] In the Belgorod region, where, in addition to the State Duma composition, a governor is being elected, voting
[00:18:41] is also taking place in a difficult situation: increased security measures were taken, drone
[00:18:45] attacks do not stop, but voter
[00:18:48] activity was very high, at 15:00 today
[00:18:51] the turnout exceeded 59%.
[00:18:54] Alexander
[00:18:56] Korobov will tell you the details,
[00:19:00] the Solokhov road, the interchange, everyone take cover,
[00:19:03] it's coming,
[00:19:05] the market is like the sky? The final day of voting in Shebekino
[00:19:09] began with new attacks. Early in the morning an enemy drone hit this
[00:19:12] apartment building, there were no casualties, but there is a lot
[00:19:16] of damage. The charge was of a high-explosive type to inflict as much
[00:19:19] damage as possible. The radio does not stop. Special forces
[00:19:22] fighters at combat posts control
[00:19:25] the sky. The operational situation is not easy,
[00:19:28] therefore, of course, it is important not to gather a large number
[00:19:32] of people in one place. Many Shebekino residents did not wait
[00:19:36] for the weekend and took the opportunity to vote
[00:19:40] early. At their posts, members of precinct
[00:19:43] election commissions have been working for many years, they have to work in such
[00:19:47] difficult conditions. I can say honestly, professionals
[00:19:50] work here, and I can say that, for
[00:19:53] example, in the last elections, we already
[00:19:56] had cases when we evacuated the precinct, when we
[00:20:00] evacuated ballots directly in
[00:20:03] stationary, portable ballot boxes, that is, the guys
[00:20:05] here know how to work in special conditions, and
[00:20:09] this, I think, our commission is the most real,
[00:20:12] without much coordination, apparently, it is already embedded in
[00:20:16] the subconscious, residents come to vote in pairs or
[00:20:19] alone, everyone has a radio on the right frequency, we love
[00:20:23] our city, we love our president, so that we live well,
[00:20:26] that's why we came to the polling station, well, despite
[00:20:30] the situation, you still have to come and vote, which
[00:20:33] I did, that is, of course, the radio, we
[00:20:35] listen to everything - we set the car to the frequency, everything,
[00:20:39] but we must vote, I consider it sacred, I walk
[00:20:43] through bullets, through hail, through drones, but
[00:20:46] I came, don't address me, come here to my territory. In the city
[00:20:50] there are special polling stations for residents of border villages, which were
[00:20:53] closed for security reasons, residents of Murom come to this
[00:20:56] point, elections are a good reason to meet with
[00:21:00] fellow villagers, share sorrows and joys,
[00:21:03] I hope now this voting will pass
[00:21:06] successfully, everything, although you see how they shoot and hit Shebekino
[00:21:10] every day, this happens, but I think that my vote will not be the last,
[00:21:14] and it will make its contribution to our country. Enemy drones
[00:21:18] continue to fly to a peaceful neighborhood.
[00:22:50] chairman of the Committee on Regulations and Mandate Issues, his
[00:22:53] proposals for socio-economic development were announced by Krym Shnakhov, deputy
[00:22:57] of the republican parliament, chairman of the Committee on Industry, Transport
[00:23:01] and Energy. The main process took place behind closed
[00:23:04] doors, but the deputies voted openly, raising
[00:23:08] their mandates. The parliament voted
[00:23:11] almost unanimously. The first to congratulate the head of the Karachay-Cherkess
[00:23:14] Republic was the Plenipotentiary Representative of the Russian President in
[00:23:17] the North Caucasus Federal District.
[00:23:25] I want to express my gratitude to our president, Vladimir
[00:23:28] Vladimirovich Putin for such high trust, and of course
[00:23:31] to my colleagues, fellow party members of United Russia,
[00:23:35] and I believe that
[00:23:39] well, we actually with the deputy
[00:23:42] corps have been working quite actively for many
[00:23:45] years, well, I assess this as a very... high
[00:23:48] trust
[00:23:51] at the same time as a very
[00:23:54] high responsibility, we have also already congratulated Rashid
[00:23:58] Berezhovich on his election, thus his powers as the head of the Karachay-Cherkess Republic
[00:24:02] are extended for another 5
[00:24:05] years. Voevodaev and Andrey Chastyakov, Vesti from Karachay-Cherkess
[00:24:09] Republic.
[00:24:12] The Russian Foreign Ministry expects that the turnout in elections abroad will be higher than in
[00:24:15] 2021. This was stated in an interview with our channel by the official representative
[00:24:19] of the department. Maria Zakharova. According to her, more than 104,000 Russian
[00:24:23] citizens have already voted abroad.
[00:24:25] In the elections for deputies
[00:24:27] of the State Duma, 104,722
[00:24:31] Russian citizens abroad
[00:24:33] participated.
[00:24:36] 120 early
[00:24:39] in-person votes took place. No matter how much
[00:24:42] they interfered, and of course, they interfered, they continue to
[00:24:45] interfere all the time. But the main thing is different, people are coming, coming with
[00:24:49] families, coming with symbols, well, those
[00:24:51] symbols that are allowed, state symbols, for
[00:24:55] many this is truly an event, they bring children, many
[00:24:59] young people, but at the same time there are also
[00:25:02] people of, you know, mature
[00:25:04] age,
[00:25:08] more than 200 Russians have already voted in Serbia in the State Duma elections, a queue
[00:25:11] at the polling station gathered even before it opened, and one of
[00:25:15] the first to make his choice was our ambassador to the republic, Alexander Botsan
[00:25:19] Kharchenko.
[00:25:51] For residents of Abkhazia with Russian citizenship, 50 polling stations
[00:25:54] are currently open in the republic. By 3 PM today,
[00:25:58] more than 41,000 had voted there. This was announced by
[00:26:00] Russian Ambassador Vyacheslav.
[00:26:32] Here there are 17 polling stations, they are open in every city and in
[00:26:36] some, queues periodically appear. According to local
[00:26:39] media, the most active voters are in Bender, Tiraspol and
[00:26:42] Rîbnița. In general, tens of thousands of residents of Transnistria with
[00:26:46] Russian citizenship
[00:26:48] participate in the elections for deputies of the State Duma.
[00:26:52] This is natural for us, and if you look at the history
[00:26:55] of elections conducted by the Russian Federation on the territory
[00:26:59] of Transnistria, both the elections of the President of the Russian Federation and
[00:27:02] the elections to the State Duma of the Russian Federation, and referendums were also held
[00:27:06] on our territory, in principle, citizens
[00:27:09] of Transnistria who have Russian passports
[00:27:12] show high activity. Elections are a
[00:27:15] process of demonstrating the highest degree
[00:27:18] of democracy. And today, citizens
[00:27:21] of Transnistria, the Russian Federation,
[00:27:24] are voting for their future, determining the vector
[00:27:28] of development of a large state. We
[00:27:31] perfectly understand that a lot depends on
[00:27:35] each person's choice. Transnistria has always
[00:27:38] been famous for the fact that electoral
[00:27:40] processes always took
[00:27:43] place here in an
[00:27:46] open manner, everyone had
[00:27:49] the opportunity to vote, express their opinion. All
[00:27:52] of us look with hope to our
[00:27:56] future, that's why we are here today,
[00:27:59] voting, expressing ourselves.