DEG in Moscow is working normally, despite the continuing attempts of attacks – CEC
The head of the Central Election Commission (CEC) of the Russian Federation Ella Pamfilova said that the system of remote electronic voting (DEG) in Moscow is working normally, despite the ongoing attempts of attacks.
The head of the Central Election Commission (CEC) of the Russian Federation Ella Pamfilova said that the system of remote electronic voting (DEG) in Moscow is working normally, despite the ongoing attempts of attacks.
The head of the CEC during a briefing on the voting process in the elections of deputies of the State Duma of the Russian Federation, which take place in Russia in the period from 18 to 20 September, said that the Moscow system DEG all night from Friday to Saturday was almost continuously subjected to a very powerful attack.
Despite the fact that a very large-scale and intensive attack continues almost constantly, remote electronic voting in Moscow works normally.
“Everything is normal, and no one noticed it,” the head of the CEC said. She added that the CEC had no information about any incident and complaints about remote electronic voting.
Ella Pamfilova also drew attention to the fact that the enemies and enemies of Russia will not succeed in disrupting the elections.
During the briefing, the head of the Central Election Commission indicated that technical specialists continue to repel a powerful attack, which was subjected to the DEG system. She called the corresponding attack coordinated attempts to interfere with the holding of elections and negative pressure on the entire electoral process in the Russian capital.
Pamfilova noted that all technical specialists, organizers of voting in Moscow keep the situation under full control, and the security of the system allows you to maintain this continuity of voting, data security, the reliability of the will of citizens
The head of the CEC stressed that the enemies of Russia will not succeed, and the vote continues, its progress is watched by control groups from experts delegated by all parties.
Elections of deputies of the State Duma of the ninth convocation and other combined elections began on September 18. Voting will last three days - until September 20. In total, in the single voting day of 2026, it is planned to replace 20.7 thousand deputy mandates and elected positions. Russian President Vladimir Putin earlier called the upcoming elections to the state Duma the most important domestic political event of the country.
Ella Pamfilova said that the three-day voting provides an additional level of security for all election participants. You can vote traditionally - by paper ballot, as well as online. This year, the electronic format is available in 32 regions and in Moscow. More than 380 thousand people were declared as observers, including 1,126 representatives of 133 countries. For everything that happens during the voting, you can watch around the clock on a video wall in the Central Election Commission. Video surveillance and video recording are conducted at the sites.
Earlier, the head of the CEC in the course of communication with representatives of regional election commissions outlined the main task facing the organizers of the elections. According to her, the key goal is to conduct the voting as cleanly as possible, since it is on this that the level of trust of citizens in the electoral system and the legitimacy of the entire campaign directly depend.
Pamfilova addressed her colleagues with a warning, stressing that the purity of the procedure is a priority of the highest order. She urged members of regional election commissions not to allow irregularities in the voting process and not to act in the interests of those forces that seek to discredit the elections. Pamfilova added that any deviation from the established norms plays into the hands of opponents of the electoral system, so the organizers must show utmost care and responsibility.
