“This was perhaps one of the most competitive election campaigns in recent years.

The level of development of information technologies made it possible to make the elections transparent.

The openness was maximum, ”he said.

According to him, the results of voting in regional groups largely depended on how effectively the president's initiatives are being implemented.

“Analyzing the results, I would like, first of all, to say gratitude to our citizens for their support, for the trust shown, for the fact that in difficult conditions the pandemic came to the polling stations,” Volodin said.

As the speaker added, the level of voter turnout demonstrated the interest of citizens in increasing the effectiveness of government.

“This obliges us to a lot.

We will try to do everything so as not to disappoint, ”he concluded.

Earlier, Vladimir Olenchenko, senior researcher at the Center for European Studies, IMEMO RAS, in an interview with RT, commented on the preliminary results of the elections to the State Duma.