Over 13K Moscow Observers Trained for 2026 Duma Vote
Head of the Staff, Vadim Kovalyov, stated that face-to-face training for the Corps of Observers of the Moscow Public Chamber has begun in the city. The Corps will monitor voting at the September 18–20 State Duma elections.
Consensus
- Over 13,000 people have joined the Moscow Observers Corps of the Public Chamber.
- Training for observers is underway in Moscow ahead of the State Duma elections.
- The training includes both online courses and in-person sessions.
- Observers are being trained to monitor all voting formats, including electronic and online voting.
- The State Duma elections will take place from September 18 to 20, 2026.
- Voting will be available both in person and online via mos.ru.
- Observers must pass an online test to qualify for in-person training.
Points of divergence
- The Moscow City Duma elections in the Shchukino district are also taking place during the same period. — ntv
- Residents of six regions (Bryansk, Penza, Tver, Ulyanovsk, Mordovia, and Tuva) can vote for regional heads in Moscow. — ntv
- Electronic voting will be available on mos.ru from 08:00 on September 18 to 19:59 on September 20. — vm
- Citizens in hospitals, military personnel, and those in pre-trial detention can vote using portable electronic voting terminals. — m24
- Voting locations will be available in at least 31 countries abroad, including seven in Belarus. — m24
- Russian President Vladimir Putin praised the upcoming vote as a sign of state strength and political maturity on August 22. — vedomosti
- Electronic voters can participate in the 'Million Prizes' campaign from September 19 to 21, with prizes ranging from 1,000 to 50,000 points. — vedomosti
Coverage (5 sources)
- Training for observers to work at the State Duma elections began in Moscow — НТВ Москва
- More than 13 thousand people entered the корпус наблюдателей of the Public Chamber of Moscow — Вечерняя Москва
- More than 13 thousand people entered the Observer Corps of the Moscow Public Chamber — Москва 24
- In Moscow, election observers will be trained to work with different voting formats — Ведомости
- Moscow observers adapt to all voting formats in elections — Вечерняя Москва
Key entities
- Moscow
- Public Chamber
- Public Camp
- Vadim Kovalyov
- State Duma
- Observer Corps
- Russia
- State Duma
- Yevgeny Samarin
- Federal Assembly