Family

Father - Lekomtsev Alexander Savelievich(died in 1990). Mother - Lekomtseva Polina Nikitichna (born in 1929).

Pamfilova is divorced. Daughter - Kezina (Pamfilova) Tatyana Nikitichna (born in 1977).

Biography

In 1970 she graduated from high school with a gold medal.

1970 -1976 - studied at Moscow Power Engineering Institute specialty: electronics engineer.

Until 1989 she worked at the Central Mechanical Repair Plant PO "Mosenergo" foreman, process engineer, chairman of the trade union committee.

From 1985 to 1990 (five years of "perestroika") she was a member CPSU. Since 1990 - non-partisan.

Since May 1996 - leader of the All-Russian Public Movement "For a Healthy Russia", later on its base the movement was organized "For civic dignity", which coordinates the efforts of non-governmental organizations working for children.

Pamfilova has a number of awards:

Order "For Merit to the Fatherland" IV degree (July 29, 2003) - for a great contribution to the strengthening of Russian statehood and many years of conscientious work. Order of Honor (November 18, 2010) - for many years of fruitful state activity. Medal of the Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 1st class (November 4, 2006). Certificate of Honor of the President of the Russian Federation (September 12, 2008) - for a great contribution to the activities of the President of the Russian Federation and many years of conscientious work. Gratitude of the President of the Russian Federation (December 12, 2008) - for active participation in the preparation of the draft Constitution of the Russian Federation and a great contribution to the development of the democratic foundations of the Russian Federation. Gratitude of the President of the Russian Federation (April 30, 2008) - for a great contribution to the development of civil society institutions and ensuring the protection of human and civil rights and freedoms. "Honorary Border Guard" - for work on strengthening the borders, Certificate of Honor of the Commander-in-Chief of the Internal Troops - for assistance to the Internal Troops, the badge "Honorary Worker of the Ministry of Labor of Russia". Medal "For Services to the Chechen Republic" Order of the Russian Orthodox Church of the Holy Martyr Tryphon (1998) - for his personal contribution to the fight against drug addiction. Knight of the Legion of Honor (France, 2006). Dr. Haas Prize (2011).

Policy

In 1989 he was elected a People's Deputy of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR, a member of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR. In the Supreme Council, she worked in the Committee on Ecology and Rational Use of Natural Resources. She was also a member of the Anti-Corruption Commission and Secretary of the Commission on Privileges and Benefits (until 1991).

In November 1991, by decree of the President of the Russian Federation, she was appointed Minister of Social Protection of the Population of the Russian Federation(she held this post until 1994, when, as a sign of disagreement with the policy pursued by the Government, she voluntarily resigned).

In December 1993 she was elected as a deputy State Duma in the Kaluga Territorial District No. 87 and worked in the State Duma Committee on Labor and Social Policy.

From May 1994 to July 1995 she was the Chairman Council for Social Policy under the President of the Russian Federation (on a voluntary basis), who developed the Poverty Prevention Program, which proposed a clear separation of the level of federal and regional support, a change in income policy, an integrated approach to expanding the labor market and employment policy, and the introduction of a living wage. This program went through three rounds of approval and was simply buried in power structures.

In August 1994, according to the results of a sociological survey conducted by the All-Russian Center for the Study of Public Opinion on the participation of women in state and political activities, Pamfilova received second place after Margaret Thatcher among the most famous women - politicians.

In November 1994, she left the faction "Russia's Choice" not sharing the position of the FER on the issue of attitudes towards the government, in which "nothing remains of the reforms." Became the initiator of the bill on the restriction of parliamentary immunity.

In the summer of 1995, he became the head of the Pamfilova-Gurov-Lysenko electoral bloc, for which more than a million voters voted.

In December 1995, she was again elected to the State Duma of the Russian Federation from the 86th constituency (Kaluga).

In the contest "Woman of 1995" Pamfilova took second place after Alla Pugacheva.

According to the poll of the newspaper "Arguments and Facts", her name was mentioned by 56.5% of the respondents. Ahead of her, with a small margin, only two politicians were named - and Alexander Lebed. 55% of the participants in the same survey proposed Pamfilova as a deputy prime minister for social issues in the government.

In 1996 she joined the deputy group "Russian Regions", became a member of the State Duma Committee on Security. Pamfilova is one of the few politicians who, from the very beginning, consistently opposed the armed conflict on the territory of the Chechen Republic. Pamfilova was a member of the Commission under the President of the Russian Federation for the search for prisoners, hostages and interned citizens.

During the parliamentary elections of 1999, she did not pass to the State Duma.

In the 2000 presidential election, she was the first woman in Russian history to run for President of Russia and received 1.01% of the vote.

Since April 17, 2000, he has been a member of the Public Independent Commission for the Investigation of Offenses and the Protection of Human Rights in the North Caucasus.

In 2000-2001 - Chairman of the Presidium of the All-Russian Public Movement "Civil Dignity". Currently leading this movement.

In 2001, Pamfilova was one of the co-organizers of the All-Russian Civil Forum.

In April 2002, she was elected Chairman of the All-Russian Union of Public Associations "Civil Society for the Children of Russia".

Since July 2002, in accordance with the Decree of the President of the Russian Federation - Chairman of the Commission on Human Rights under the President of the Russian Federation. Since November 2004, in connection with the reorganization of the Commission, by the Decree of the President of the Russian Federation, she was appointed to the position of Chairman of the Council under the President of the Russian Federation for the Promotion of the Development of Civil Society Institutions and Human Rights.

In 2006, together with the largest Russian NGOs, Pamfilova became the initiator of the project "Civil G8-2006".

In 2007, in cooperation with a number of Russian NGOs and civil associations, Pamfilova co-organized the project "The Right to Choose" aimed at involving the Russian public in the process of monitoring the elections of 2007-2008.

In the summer of 2010, Pamfilova opposed the amendments to the legislation adopted by the State Duma of Russia, which provide for the expansion of the preventive powers of the FSB.

On July 30, 2010, Pamfilova, by her own decision, left the post of chairman of the Council under the President of the Russian Federation to promote the development of civil society institutions and human rights. Pamfilova explained the reasons for her resignation from the post of Chairman of the Council for the Promotion of the Development of Civil Society Institutions and Human Rights.

According to her, she left not because of "ours" and other United Russia functionaries", but because she lost the feeling that her work gives a result.

On January 23, 2014, the Civic Chamber of the Russian Federation supported the nomination of Ella Pamfilova for the post of new Commissioner for Human Rights instead of Vladimir Lukin, whose powers ended on February 15, 2014. Earlier, the President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin approved the candidacy of Pamfilova.

In July 2015, Ella Pamfilova initiated a decision to deprive the fund "Social Inquiry"(is engaged in helping citizens in solving their social issues, in particular, in the field of healthcare) of the presidential grant already won by this fund, in connection with her decision by the latter to take the post of deputy chairman of the Odessa Regional State Administration and obtain Ukrainian citizenship.

On August 25, 2015, Ella Pamfilova turned to the President of the Russian Federation with a proposal to check the actions of "officials and the authority that made decisions on the case "Oboronservice"". On this day, the court on parole released the main person involved in the case from the colony. The speed of making this decision, as well as other circumstances of the case, prompted the Commissioner for Human Rights to declare that there are two levels of legal proceedings in Russia: "elite" and "for the whole people ".

On December 2, 2015, Ella Pamfilova promised to take the situation with truck drivers under personal control in connection with the introduction of the system "Plato".

"If you feel pressure from the police, law enforcement agencies, I take it under my personal control, please contact", Pamfilova said at a meeting of the HRC working group on protecting the rights of motorists and other road users, addressing representatives of truckers.

Pamfilova stressed that it is impossible to allow the substitution of concepts and announce truckers who express their disagreement with the introduction of the system, "fifth column".

On March 28, 2015, Ella Pamfilova, ex-Ombudsman for Human Rights, was elected Chairman of the Central Election Commission of the Russian Federation.

Income

In 2000, the Central Election Commission published the income of Ella Pamfilova, a candidate for the presidency of Russia, the leader of the movement For Civil Dignity, and her family members. Panfilova over the previous two years earned 302 thousand 02 rubles. The source of income is the apparatus of the State Duma.

Panfilova owned an apartment in Moscow with an area of ​​102.5 square meters, which was jointly owned by three people. In addition, Pamfilova, on the rights of personal property, owned a land plot in the Moscow region with an area of ​​​​1620 sq.m. and a residential building with an area of ​​51.3 sq.m., as well as a GAZ-3102 car. She had only one ruble in her account at Sberbank of Russia.

Pamfilova's daughter Tatyana Kezina also owned an apartment in Moscow with an area of ​​102.5 sq.m. In addition to this apartment, she did not own any movable or immovable property. On the account of Tatyana Kezina in Sberbank of Russia there were only 14 rubles.

Rumors (scandals)

In 2009, the presidential council for the development of civil society and human rights, headed by Ella Pamfilova, issued a statement condemning the harassment campaign organized by the movement's activists. Alexandra Podrabinek, calling, at the same time, the statements of the journalist in the article "As an anti-Soviet to an anti-Soviet" "offensive".

After that, a member of the Public Chamber Olga Kostina made a number of harsh statements about the council and Pamfilova personally, calling the statement itself "false", and Pamfilova's behavior "wretched", "fussy" and "ugly strange". Council members expressed their intention to file a class action lawsuit to protect honor, dignity and reputation against Kostina, since she, according to Pamfilova, became " the primary source of offensive and inaccurate information", circulated by a number of pro-Kremlin media outlets. Kostina announced her readiness for trial and her intention to present evidence of her allegations in court. In 2010, the court ruled to dismiss Pamfilova's lawsuit, considering that what Kostina said was her value judgment.

Ella Pamfilova is the founder of the For a Healthy Russia movement and one of the few politicians who inspires sincere trust among the majority. Pamfilova calls herself a rich person, noting that her main wealth is her love for people.

Ella Pamfilova's childhood

Ella Pamfilova was born on September 12, 1953 in a simple family of workers Alexander Savelyevich and Polina Nikitichna Lekomtsev. Parents were busy with work, so her grandfather was engaged in raising little Ella. All her childhood was spent in Central Asia near the city of Tashkent.

The Lekomtsev family owned a large house with a garden, where Ella spent most of her free time. The father even led the light there, as the daughter often read books until late. The girl grew up not only as a very smart child, but also very active. Like all children, Ella loved to climb trees. Therefore, the grandfather made a wooden tree house for his granddaughter, which became her favorite place.

School life and student years

At school, Ella was an activist. She was happy to help those who were lazy or a little behind in their studies, thanks to which she enjoyed the respect of classmates and teachers. In 1970, Ella graduated from high school with a gold medal. For high academic success, she was entrusted with presenting flowers to the General Secretary of the Central Committee of the CPSU Nikita Khrushchev on one of his visits to the city of Tashkent.

Ella Pamfilova. Exclusive interview

Immediately after school, Pamfilova decided to enter the Lomonosov Moscow State Institute, but due to the lack of publications and non-payment of Komsomol contributions, she did not get into this university. Ella Pamfilova's mother dreamed that her daughter would become a doctor, but even after the first unsuccessful attempt at admission, Pamfilova did not submit her documents to the Medical Institute. In 1970, she entered the Moscow Power Engineering Institute, from which she successfully graduated in 1976 with a degree in electronic engineering.

The beginning of Ella Pamfilova's career

In 1977, Ella began working as a foreman at the Central Mechanical Repair Plant of the Mosenergo production association. Pamfilova's husband was a military man, after him she had to leave for the Taman Peninsula for several years. In 1980, the young family returned to Moscow. Ella returned to the factory, worked as a foreman and then as a process engineer, after which she took her first high position as chairman of the trade union committee.

Takeoff in the career of Ella Pamfilova

In 1985, Pamfilova joined the CPSU, and in 1989 she was elected to the Supreme Council from trade unions - to the committee on ecology and rational use of natural resources. In 1990, she left the CPSU, joining the democratic opposition. In the same year, she took the post of secretary of the Supreme Council for Privileges and Benefits, worked in the anti-corruption commission, but, as Ella Pamfilova said in an interview, she did not achieve significant results in this area.

In 1991, Pamfilova took the post of Minister of Social Protection of the Population of the Russian Federation, by decree of President Boris Yeltsin. It was Ella Pamfilova who was able to initiate the introduction of computerization of the pension system. In late 1992, she wanted to resign in protest at the dismissal of Prime Minister Yegor Gaidar. The President never signed Pamfilova's resignation, and she continued her career under Prime Minister Viktor Chernomyrdin. Ella Pamfilova considers her main achievement of this period to be the organization of the public movement "For a Healthy Russia", the leader of which she has been since 1996.

In 2000, Pamfilova ran for President of the Russian Federation and took 7th place. She became the first woman in the history of modern Russia to run for President. Vladimir Putin ((52.94% of votes), Gennady Zyuganov (29.21% of votes) and Grigory Yavlinsky ((5.80% of votes).

In 2010, Ella Pamfilova, due to many disagreements in the conduct of politics, voluntarily left the post of chairman of the Council under the President of the Russian Federation to promote the development of civil society institutions and human rights.

Ella Pamfilova at Posner's

Personal life of Ella Pamfilova

Ella Pamfilova met her husband while still at the institute. Together with him, for 3 years she participated in the student opera squad, which kept order on the streets of the city. In the last year of high school, in 1976, the couple got married. Soon, in 1977, the newlyweds had a daughter, Tatyana. While the child was very young, Pamfilova gave all her strength to the family, leaving work and social activities for a while. According to Ella Pamfilova, it is unacceptable for her to leave the baby to the nanny. After 17 years, the marriage union broke up.

Ella Pamfilova now

In 2014, Ella Pamfilova returned to politics. By the decision of the State Duma and the President of the Russian Federation, she was appointed to the position of Commissioner for Human Rights in the Russian Federation. At the end of 2015, according to experts from the ISEPI Foundation, Ella Pamfilova was recognized as one of the most effective Russian politicians.

In March 2016, she became a new member of the Central Election Commission on the presidential quota and left her post as Federal Commissioner for Human Rights.

Ella Alexandrovna Pamfilova- Chairman of the Central Election Commission of the Russian Federation (since March 28, 2016). Previously, Ella Pamfilova served as Commissioner for Human Rights in the Russian Federation (2014-2016). For the first time Panfilova was elected a People's Deputy of the USSR in 1989. Further in her career, the post of Minister of Social Protection of the RSFSR, and then the Russian Federation (1991-1994). From 1994 to 1999 Ella Pamfilova was a member of the State Duma. Pamfilova also served as Chairman of the Commission under the President of the Russian Federation on Human Rights (2002-2004), Chairman of the Council under the President of the Russian Federation to promote the development of civil society institutions and human rights (2004-2010).

Childhood and education of Ella Pamfilova

Ella Alexandrovna Pamfilova (maiden name - Lekomtseva) was born on September 12, 1953 in the city of Almalyk, Tashkent region, Uzbek SSR.

Ella's parents - Alexander Savelievich and Polina Nikitichna Lekomtsev - were ordinary working people. The upbringing of the girl was mainly done by her grandfather. Ella grew up in Central Asia. My parents had a big house with a garden. The father even electrified the garden himself, so that his daughter (Ella loved to read in the garden) could be outside until late.

At school, Ella Pamfilova was in good standing: she studied well, helped those who were lagging behind. In 1970, Ella received a high school diploma, graduating from school with a gold medal. She, as an excellent student, was given the honor of presenting flowers to the General Secretary of the Central Committee of the CPSU Nikita Khrushchev when he came to Tashkent, says Ella Pamfilova's biography on the Know Everything website.

In 1970, Ella Pamfilova entered the Moscow Power Engineering Institute (MPEI), from which she successfully graduated in 1976 with a degree in electronic engineering.

The beginning of Ella Pamfilova's career

The biography of Ella Alexandrovna Pamfilova says that since 1977 she got a job at the mechanical repair plant of the Mosenergo production association. But soon (Pamfilova's husband was a military man), the young had to leave for the Taman Peninsula. In 1980, Ella Pamfilova returned to the factory and began working as a foreman, and then as a process engineer.

Ella Alexandrovna, thanks to her active work, was elected chairman of the trade union committee. From October 1986 to August 1989, Ella Pamfilova was the chairman of the trade union committee of Mosenergo, according to her biography on Wikipedia.

Public and political activities of Ella Pamfilova

Ella Pamfilova joined the CPSU in 1985, and in 1989 she was elected a people's deputy to the Supreme Council from the trade unions. Pamfilova dealt with issues of ecology and rational use of natural resources, she was a member of the relevant committee.

In the 90s, as is known, the collapse of the Soviet Union began and at the same time the rapid flowering of democratic freedoms. In 1990, Ella Alexandrovna left the ranks of the CPSU, joining the democratic opposition. She was entrusted with the post of Secretary of the Supreme Council for Privileges and Benefits. In parallel, Ella Pamfilova worked in the anti-corruption commission. But corruption turned out to be stronger, and, as Pamfilova said in an interview, she did not achieve significant success in this area.

Further, the career of Ella Pamfilova moved quickly. Decree of the President of the Russian Federation Boris Yeltsin in 1991, she was appointed to the post of Minister of Social Protection of the Population of the Russian Federation. Being a reformer Yegor Gaidar, Ella Alexandrovna in 1992 wanted to resign in protest against the dismissal of the Prime Minister. But Boris Yeltsin never signed Pamfilova's resignation, and she continued her career already in the government. Viktor Chernomyrdin.

In February 1994, Boris Yeltsin nevertheless accepted the resignation of Ella Pamfilova, and she left the post of Minister of Social Protection. Already in May 1994, she became chairman of the Public Council for Social Policy under the President. Also in those years, Pamfilova's biography included work in the State Duma in the committees on social policy and security. Ella Aleksandrovna was a member of the Russia's Choice faction and the Russian Regions deputy group. She was elected to the State Duma from the Kaluga region and from the Kaluga single-member district.

Then Ella Pamfilova organized the public movement "For a Healthy Russia" and became its leader (since 1996). In the 1999 parliamentary elections, Ella Aleksandrovna failed to enter the State Duma.

Ella Pamfilova is a candidate in the presidential elections in Russia

The future head of the CEC also went through the elections as a participant. Ella Alexandrovna Pamfilova ran in 2000 for the presidency of the Russian Federation. She was the first woman in Russian history to run for president. Pamfilova in that presidential race took 7th place, gaining 1.01% of the vote.

After the elections, Ella Alexandrovna continued her human rights activities, in July 2002 she became the chairman of the Commission on Human Rights under the President of the Russian Federation. Since November 2004, in connection with the reorganization of the Commission, by decree of the President of the Russian Federation, Ella Pamfilova was appointed to the post of Chairman of the Council under the President of the Russian Federation to promote the development of civil society institutions and human rights.

The biography of Ella Pamfilova on Wikipedia reports that in March 2001 she was elected chairman of the Civil Dignity movement.

In April 2002, Pamfilova was elected chairman of the All-Russian Union of Public Associations “Civil Society for the Children of Russia”. In 2006, together with the largest Russian NGOs, Ella Alexandrovna Pamfilova became the initiator of the Civil G8-2006 project.

In 2010, Ella Pamfilova, according to Wikipedia, due to disagreement with amendments to the legislation providing for the expansion of the preventive powers of the FSB, voluntarily left the post of chairman of the Council under the President of the Russian Federation to promote the development of civil society institutions and human rights.

In 2014, Ella Pamfilova returned to politics. By the decision of the State Duma and the President of the Russian Federation, she was appointed to the position of Commissioner for Human Rights in the Russian Federation. A year later, Ella Alexandrovna Pamfilova was recognized by experts from the ISEPI Foundation as one of the most effective Russian politicians.

Ella Pamfilova at the head of the Electoral Committee

In March 2016, she became a new member of the Central Election Commission on the presidential quota and left her post as Federal Commissioner for Human Rights.

On March 28, Ella Pamfilova was elected chairman of the Central Election Commission of the Russian Federation. 14 out of 15 members of the new CEC voted for her candidacy.

Ella Pamfilova promised to honestly and conscientiously fulfill her duties and be guided by the principles on which she had always relied, the news reported. “My entire biography, all my activities are in plain sight. You know all the pros and cons, reported former commissioner for human rights in the Russian Federation.

In 2018, Ella Pamfilova, as the head of the CEC, naturally gets into the news in connection with the election of the President of Russia. It monitors violations committed by candidates for the presidency of Russia.

In particular, the head of the Central Election Commission, Ella Pamfilova, at a meeting of the commission on February 2, 2018, made a remark to the representative of the Kremlin Dmitry Peskov for a statement that contained "obvious signs of agitation" in favor of his immediate superior, the President of the Russian Federation.

“On behalf of the CEC, I will now make a remark to the presidential press secretary about preventing such statements in the future,” quoted Media Pamfilov. Ella Alexandrovna clarified that the "obvious violation" was committed on January 29.

Earlier, Ella Pamfilova noted that she tried to interfere in the activities of the CEC Mikhail Khodorkovsky. Pamfilova said that the attempts of the former head of Yukos to put any pressure on her or her colleagues did not make sense.

“I am not afraid to be responsible for my decisions either before the court of history or before anyone else, because I rely on the Constitution, the law, my life principles and beliefs. All the various forms of public pressure on me and my colleagues in the CEC are meaningless,” quoted in the news to Pamfilov.

Regarding the claims of the President not admitted to the elections Alexei Navalny Ella Alexandrovna noted that this person "according to Russian law, it will be impossible to register as a candidate for the post of President of the Russian Federation due to a criminal record."

Among other things, Pamfilova said that she has no right to speak about candidates at the moment, as she is in the status of an official who heads the structure for registering candidates. AND noted that Navalny is a “sacred political cow” for her, which she tries not to touch.

By January 1, the Central Election Commission of Russia received notifications of events related to the nomination of 64 presidential candidates, CEC head Ella Pamfilova named this figure is a record, however, only the most serious of the candidates reached the start of the presidential race.

On February 6, the head of the Central Election Commission, Ella Pamfilova, announced that all the candidates for the presidency of Russia who reached the Central Election Commission had been checked, there were no grounds for refusing to register. This is an unprecedented case noted Pamfilova.

Personal life of Ella Pamfilova

Ella Pamfilova met her husband in her student years. A loved one appeared in her personal life in her last year at the university, in 1976 they got married, and in 1977 the newlyweds had a daughter, Tatyana. While the child was very young, Pamfilova temporarily did not work, not wanting, according to her, to leave the baby for a nanny. After 17 years, the marriage union broke up.

In July 2017, Ella Pamfilova, together with CEC employees and volunteers, held the election of the president of the Invasion music festival.

The Russian Central Election Commission has a new composition and a new chairman. The main election commission of the country was headed by Ella Pamfilova. This was one of the first decisions of the updated CEC. The former head of the commission, Vladimir Churov, did not get into its new composition at all.

For the new composition of the Central Election Commission, this was the debut meeting with only two issues on the agenda, of which the main one was the election of the chairman of the commission. This formal, at first glance, procedure has a deep political meaning. For several years, the head of the CEC will become the face of the electoral system and will be responsible for holding all elections in Russia.

It looks symbolic - the renewed election commission begins its activities with the elections. And even if it was immeasurably easier to organize them than any voting at the regional or, especially, federal level, the approval of the chairman of the CEC is also an electoral process in miniature. All the attributes of real elections are here - and the list of voters, for nothing that there are only 15 people in it, and printed ballots, a transparent ballot box, voting booths and the final count of votes.

There were two contenders for the post of chairman: ex-commissioner for human rights Ella Pamfilova and LDPR party member Sergei Sirotkin, who nominated himself. According to the results of the voting, Pamfilova won, and she becomes the first woman in Russia who managed to take this post.

"I proceed from the fact that at least I was elected chairman of the CEC, but this may be the first among equals. And I count on our very fruitful, equal partnership with you as a team whose main task and goal is to ensure truly equal voting rights for our citizens, so that there is trust in the elections, so that people want to go to the polls, so that they feel that the opinion of the situation in the country really really depends on their vote," said Ella Pamfilova.

The composition of the commission, which has been renewed by more than half, is not just new faces. Representatives of the country's leading political forces - today they also came to the meeting - connect their hopes for a kind of "reset" of the Central Election Commission with this. Party leaders unanimously said that the task of the CEC is to make the elections more fair and transparent.

"We hope that the new composition of the Central Election Commission will still allow the country to hold open, democratic, competitive and fair elections," said Communist Party leader Gennady Zyuganov.

"I hope that this composition of the commission during the election of deputies to the State Duma on September 18 will show its highest professionalism, and most importantly, will show integrity," said Just Russia leader Sergei Mironov.

The leaders of the parties will give the Electoral Commission marks for their work. After all, it is their activities of the commission that directly affect them. The head of the Liberal Democratic Party, admonishing the members of the CEC, was so outraged that he even reminded them that there is only one step from love to hate.

"Be careful with the parliamentary parties. Because we will demand your resignation and re-election of the CEC. And you should know that the CEC helps us, not we, not we in your service, but you provide the technical issues of the electoral process. And the main participants - these are the people in the format of political parties," Vladimir Zhirinovsky said.

However, the CEC held today's mini-elections of its chairman flawlessly, and the September elections to the State Duma, which will be the first serious test for the Central Election Commission, today many wanted to see the same.

"We must do exactly as it was done today, when everyone's word, everyone's opinion is taken into account, when objective observers are present, when the media are present and when no one has any questions. You yourself always talk about this," the Vice Speaker said. State Duma of the Russian Federation Vladimir Vasiliev.

In politics, Ella Pamfilova is far from new. Back in Soviet times, she was a deputy, then she worked as a minister, and was engaged in social activities. And even as a human rights activist, she has repeatedly raised issues related to elections. So she is already familiar with the new work in many ways. And her figure suits representatives of all political poles. In addition, she herself announces changes in the work of the Election Commission.

"We will radically change a lot in the work of the CEC. We will radically change a lot, I promise you that. Otherwise, we will not be able to cope in this short period. We have no time to build up," the new head of the CEC said.