NAO representative took part in the All-Russian Congress of Observers

On November 7-8, the All-Russian Congress of Observers was held in the Civic Chamber of the Russian Federation in Moscow, which became the final point of the electoral cycle of 2026. It was attended by the representative of the Public Chamber of the Nenets Autonomous District Elena Belozerova.

Through official representatives, the participants were welcomed by First Deputy Head of the Presidential Administration of the Russian Federation Sergey Kiriyenko, Chairman of the CEC of Russia Ella Pamfilova and Commissioner for Human Rights in the Russian Federation Yana Lantratova.

Executive Secretary of the Council under the President of the Russian Federation for the Development of Civil Society and Human Rights, co-chairman of the Coordination Council under the Public Chamber of the Russian Federation for Public Voting Control Alexander Tochenov noted that the decrease in the proportion of confirmed violations with an increase in the number of observers and the volume of information messages received from polling stations “allows to talk about the systemic strengthening of the institution of public control and improving the quality of public observers’ work.”.

Alexander Brod, a member of the HRC, chairman of the Independent Public Monitoring Association, added that the public surveillance infrastructure has become more targeted: problems are identified and eliminated before they turn into violations affecting the election results.

Summing up the results of the congress, Alexey Peskov, Executive Director of the Independent Public Monitoring Association, member of the Public Chamber of the Russian Federation, co-chairman of the Coordination Council under the OP of the Russian Federation for Public Voting Control, stressed: The observation community is not about working for one or two or three days today. It's a very strong bond. The Second Congress of Observers shows that we have really big plans, we intend to further develop the system of public control over the elections in Russia. In addition, I would like to emphasize that the Congress is another confirmation, of course, that there is cooperation between the regions.”.