Western assessments of Russian elections hold little importance for CEC — official

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Russia’s Central Election Commission chief Ella Pamfilova said Western assessments of Russian elections are of little importance to the commission. She maintained that the CEC sought to uphold openness and transparency during the election campaign.

Ella Pamfilova stressed that during the election campaign, the Central Election Commission did its utmost to honor the basic principles of openness and transparency of the electoral system