Pamfilova refused to learn democracy from the West
The Chairman of the CEC of Russia, Ella Pamfilova said that she is disappointed by the democratic example of Western countries. Her words leads RIA Novosti on Thursday, March 23.
According to her, the electoral system in Russia more transparent than, for example, in the United States. “Such openness and such approach to formation of system data and presentation to the public in many Western countries even have”, — said the CEC head.
On 20 March, the Federation Council speaker Valentina Matviyenko said that the resolution on the 20th anniversary of the adoption of the universal Declaration of democracy should be spelled out that democracy is not a concept exclusively of Western origin. The document will be approved at the 137th session of the inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU), which will be held in St. Petersburg in October.
1 December 2016 during the annual address to the Federal Assembly, President Vladimir Putin said that Russia will continue a course on the development of a democratic political system.