As of the morning of September 19, the second day of voting in the elections to the State Duma of the Russian Federation, the overall voter turnout exceeded 30%, while on the remote voting platform (DEG) it reached 75%. According to the head of the Central Election Commission of Russia, Ella Pamfilova, 4.6 million people voted early.
However, media reports have documented numerous violations. In particular, in St. Petersburg, during the transfer of ballots from the urns to safe packages, the head of the polling station stepped on and tore several ballots.
Additionally, observers from the opposition party