A candidate for the Rostov-on-Don City Duma has refused to challenge the election results.

CPRF candidate Yevgeny Fedyayev filed a complaint with the prosecutor's office alleging ballot stuffing during the Rostov-on-Don City Duma elections. He believes challenging the results in court is futile.

As reported by "Caucasian Knot," former Rostov Regional Legislative Assembly deputy Fedyayev, who ran for the Rostov City Duma, reported that observers had observed ballot stuffing at one polling station. "I was only able to call the police; no one picked up the phone at the prosecutor's office. Despite video surveillance at the polling station, the police refused to seize or review the recording," he wrote on his Telegram channel on September 12, specifying that he was unable to have the ballots confiscated.

Yevgeny Fedyaev, a candidate for deputy of the Rostov-on-Don City Duma from the Communist Party of the Russian Federation, filed a complaint with the prosecutor's office regarding voting violations. "Now we are waiting for a response," he told a "Caucasian Knot" correspondent, emphasizing that he would not appeal the result in court. "Considering current judicial practice, this is practically useless," Fedyaev stated.

An abnormally high turnout at one polling station could be indirect evidence of ballot stuffing, said a Russian lawyer who did not wish to publish his name.

"There is Article 142.1 of the Criminal Code, 'Falsification of Voting Results,' which covers various illegal actions, including ballot stuffing. Punishment there can range from a fine of 200,000 rubles to four years in prison. Direct evidence of ballot stuffing can be either a video recording or the testimony of observers or members of the election commission," the lawyer noted.

"If the police refuse to accept a complaint about a violation during voting, you can complain to the head of the police department. The second option is to contact the prosecutor's office. Another option is to contact the Investigative Committee. One of them will eventually accept the complaint," the lawyer noted. Lawyer.

It should be noted that the main intrigue in the recent municipal elections was how many seats United Russia's rival parties would receive in the city councils.

The regions of the North Caucasus and Southern Federal Districts in which the September elections were held can be found in the "Caucasian Knot" report "Single Voting Day 2025 in Southern Russia." "Caucasian Knot" publishes materials about these elections on the page "Elections 2025: Southern Russia".