She called attempts to spoil ballots “pathetic, ridiculous and disgusting attempts.”
“They caused such a storm of indignation among people that, on the contrary, we are inundated with calls when people did not think about going to vote, but now they have postponed everything and are going to vote,” Pamfilova said.
The head of the Central Election Commission emphasized that the provocateurs contributed to the growth of civic consciousness.
Earlier, the head of the Russian State Duma Security Committee, Vasily Piskarev, said that arson and similar actions at polling stations could be classified as sabotage or terrorist attacks.