# SCO observers confident Russia’s State Duma elections will be successful, Foreign Ministry says

https://mins.news/en/item/61362

- TASS, 2026-09-16 17:06 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://tass.com/politics/2188651

> The Russian Foreign Ministry says Shanghai Cooperation Organization observers are confident Russian citizens will successfully express their will in the State Duma elections. The observers confirmed they would monitor the vote according to principles of openness, transparency and impartiality, including amid the use of remote electronic voting.

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