Large-scale cyberattacks on electronic voting system recorded and repelled in Moscow
TASS
MOSCOW, September 19. /TASS/. The capital’s electronic voting system is withstanding cyberattacks with complaints being rare, Vadim Kovalyov, head of the Public Election Observation Headquarters in Moscow, told reporters.
"We are recording large-scale attacks [on the system]. We have dozens of complaints for a city with a population of over 10 million," Kovalyov said.
Dmitry Reut, deputy chairman of the Moscow City Election Commission, said that the system is successfully repelling all attacks and no law violations were detected in the capital on September 18 and 19.
Kovalyov reminded that online voting in the capital will be available even at night. Video surveillance of the polling stations continues after they close.
"We don’t leave for the night; our video surveillance operators will be on duty, ensuring that there are no manipulations with the equipment or ballot boxes at the polling stations," the headquarters spokesperson added.
The single voting day to elect lawmakers to the 9th Russian State Duma will take place on September 18-20. For the first time ever, residents of the recently incorporated Donetsk and Lugansk People’s Republics, as well as the Kherson and Zaporozhye Regions, will participate in legislative elections for the lower house of the Russian parliament. A total of ten parties are taking part in the election: United Russia, the Communist Party of the Russian Federation (CPRF), the Liberal Democratic Party of the Russian Federation (LDPR), New People, A Just Russia – For Truth, the Party of Pensioners for Social Justice, the Communists of Russia, Rodina, the Party of Direct Democracy, as well as the Greens Ecological Party.
Elections for regional legislative bodies will also be held in 39 Russian constituent entities, alongside elections for regional leaders. In eight regions, the leaders will be elected directly, while in three regions, they will be chosen by the regional parliaments. A total of 23,000 seats will be filled.
Fonte: TASS
