Experts from Germany, France and Italy will come to Russia to study electoral practices in the State Duma elections
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Experts from Germany, France, Italy and other countries will come to Russia to study electoral practices during the State Duma elections, said Alexey Peskov, executive director of the NOM Association and co-chairman of the Coordination Council of the RF OP for public control over voting.
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Elections to the State Duma of the Russian Federation are held periodically, and the involvement of international experts for observation or analysis is part of the practice of ensuring transparency and legitimacy of the electoral process.
Experts from Germany, France and Italy will come to Russia to study the country’s electoral practices during the State Duma elections, Alexey Peskov, executive director of the NOM Association and co-chairman of the Coordination Council of the RF OP for public control over voting, said in an interview with RIA Novosti.
“Representatives from literally all continents are expected at our elections as experts or observers. We have experts from countries such as Germany, Hungary, France and, for example, Italy on our list of those who have expressed their desire,” Peskov said.
At the same time, according to him, the arrival of representatives of the mentioned countries does not mean that they share the positions of their political elites. Often these are experienced specialists in the field of electoral expertise who are interested in Russian electoral practices.
“We will be glad to see everyone, we will try to show from the side of the public control system how our institutions work, and how the public control system (is structured - ed.), which, by the way, if we talk about foreign practice, is not presented anywhere in the same form as ours,” Peskov added.
Open Questions
- What exact number of experts is expected?
- Will experts have access to all polling stations?
- What specific aspects of electoral practice will be studied?
