
Russian President Vladimir Putin met in the Kremlin with the head of the Central Election Commission Ella Pamfilova on September 28, 2026 to discuss the past election campaign and the results of the elections of deputies to the State Duma of the ninth convocation and other combined elections held from September 18 to 20, 2026, during which 20.7 thousand deputy mandates and elective positions were filled.
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Elections of deputies to the State Duma of the ninth convocation and other combined elections were held from September 18 to 20, 2026 on a single voting day, during which 20.7 thousand deputy mandates and elective positions were filled. Putin’s previous meeting with Pamfilova took place in early August 2026 and was devoted to preparations for the elections, with an emphasis on security issues.
Vladimir Putin met in the Kremlin with the head of the Central Election Commission, Ella Pamfilova, to discuss the past election campaign and election results.
Elections of deputies to the State Duma of the ninth convocation and other combined elections were held from September 18 to 20, 2026; in total, 20.7 thousand deputy mandates and elective positions were filled on a single voting day.
MOSCOW, September 28 - RIA Novosti. Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday met in the Kremlin with the head of the Central Election Commission of the Russian Federation, Ella Pamfilova.
Earlier, the Russian leader’s press secretary Dmitry Peskov announced the meeting, clarifying that Putin and Pamfilova would discuss the past election campaign and election results. The previous meeting of the president with the chairman of the Central Election Commission took place in early August. Putin and Pamfilova then discussed preparations for a single voting day, with special emphasis on security issues.

During the elections to the State Duma of the ninth convocation in the Nenets Autonomous Okrug, voting using satellite communications was tested for the first time, as reported by the head of the Central Election Commission of the Russian Federation, Ella Pamfilova. The elections were held from September 18 to 20; representatives of five parties and four self-nominated candidates were elected to the new convocation.

Russian President Vladimir Putin thanked the Central Election Commission staff for their courage in organizing elections in the country during a meeting with the head of the commission, Ella Pamfilova, in the Kremlin.

The head of the Russian Central Election Commission, Ella Pamfilova, announced an escalation of cyber aggression in the State Duma elections, reporting more than 28 million potentially dangerous impacts on the commission’s digital resources during the campaign and over 14.7 million serious cyber threats on voting days.

Ella Pamfilova reported to Vladimir Putin about the failure of large-scale actions by unfriendly countries and fugitive traitors aimed at disrupting the vote, including calls to spoil ballots, which, according to her, failed miserably.

Chairman of the Central Election Commission of the Russian Federation Ella Pamfilova reported that the total duration of DDoS attacks on the resources of the Central Election Commission during the elections to the State Duma of the ninth convocation was 468 minutes, and more than 14.7 million cyber threats were recorded during the voting days. The elections were held from September 18 to 20; representatives of five parties and self-nominated candidates were elected to the new convocation.

Chairman of the Central Election Commission of the Russian Federation Ella Pamfilova reported that during the elections, election commission employees were subjected to psychological influence and threats, including threats against their children. 33 such cases were recorded.