More than 45% of Russians have voted in the election as of Sunday morning — CEC chairwoman

Summary

More than 45% of Russians had voted by Sunday morning, while remote electronic ballots exceeded 6 million, according to Central Election Commission Chairwoman Ella Pamfilova. Brief cyberattacks on Moscow’s information systems disrupted electronic voting terminals temporarily but services were restored.

Key Points
  • More than 45% of Russians had voted in the election by Sunday morning, Ella Pamfilova said.
  • Remote electronic voting surpassed 6 million ballots.
  • Cyberattacks on Moscow’s information systems caused brief disruptions to electronic voting terminals, but operations were restored.
  • Pamfilova said voting by Russians in border areas and in “unfriendly countries” was taking place under difficult conditions.
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