“I would like to note that the elections were held with a high level of competition.

The widest range of parties and candidates was presented.

At the same time, the Central Election Commission and public observers recorded a decrease in the number of complaints and reports of violations in comparison with the elections last year, "Putin said.

As the president noted, all the necessary precautions related to COVID-19 were observed in the elections.

“And the three-day voting period allowed taking into account the opinion of those who, for various reasons, did not always get to the polling station before.

And the voting results are very convincing and show that people trust you, ”he added.

On September 13, over 9 thousand election campaigns of all levels took place in Russia in 83 constituent entities.