Pamfilova said that Russia does not refuse elections in conditions of war with the West

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Russia is not abandoning elections despite the war declared by the West, said Russian Central Election Commission Chairwoman Ella Pamfilova.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has set the election of deputies to the State Duma of the ninth convocation for September 20, with voting to take place over three days, from September 18 to 20.

YEKATERINBURG, Sep 12 - RIA Novosti. Russia is not abandoning elections under the conditions of the war declared by the West, said Russian Central Election Commission Chairwoman Ella Pamfilova.

"We are not backing down, despite the fact that we are effectively holding elections under conditions in which the West has declared total war on us. Not us, but the West... And both President Putin and we believe that the guarantee of the state's stability, strength, and power lies in relying on the people," Pamfilova said during a lecture at the "Electoral Forum" as part of the International Youth Festival.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has set the election of deputies to the State Duma of the ninth convocation for September 20, with voting to take place over three days, from September 18 to 20. For the first time, residents of the Donetsk People's Republic, the Luhansk People's Republic, and the Kherson and Zaporizhzhia regions will participate in the Duma elections. The head of state called the upcoming elections the most important domestic political event in the country.