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The Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) stressed on Monday that less than a month before the presidential election there is still foreign interference in the election and clarified that Russia prefers former president and Republican candidate Donald Trump and They’ll go to the vice president and Democratic candidate Kamala Harris.

“Russia prefers the former president, and Iran prefers the vice president. We also continue to believe that China is not seeking to influence the presidential election. As Election Day approaches, the intelligence community is also emphasizing that foreign efforts to undermine American democracy will not end on November 5,” an agency spokesman told the press.

Some foreign actors, in particular Russia, China and Cuba, according to the balance sheet, support or disparage the candidate.He participates in legislative, state, or civic elections to determine which candidates to support and which to oppose.

In particular, Russia, according to Washington, enjoys a wide range of influential players. seeking to influence congressional elections, in particular, to encourage the public to oppose pro-Ukrainian policies and politicians.

China, for its part, is trying to influence congressional elections with candidates who, regardless of party affiliation,Beijing believes they threaten its border interests, especially regarding Taiwan.

From ONE said not realizing that Iran is trying to influence state elections and Congress in the current election cycle.

On November 5, in addition to electing their future president, Americans They will vote to renew the entire House of Representatives and a third of the Senate.

The organization added that “just as it was in previous cyclesHavana may be trying to curry favor with Congress and from local politicians who he believes will support his policies.” Florida, governed by Republican Ron DeSantis, is ground zero for this activity.

ODNI emphasized that foreign interference attempts to undermine confidence in democratic processes and exacerbate divisions in society, as well as shape voter preferences.

These campaigns are not expected to end on Election Day, but will continue to question the validity of the results after the polls close.

At the moment Harris leads in voting intentions with a 2.6 percentage point lead over Trump, according to the federal polling average of the website FiveThirtyEight.

ODNI clarified that to date no foreign attempts have been identified attack the integrity of the voting systems themselves, But most of the perceived activity is influence and information operations.

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Adam Clayton Powell, executive director of the Cybersecurity Initiative at the University of South Carolina (USC), noted at another meeting this month that there are more than 8,000 congressional districts in the United States. each with different hours, days and voting methods.

“Very difficult change American elections using hacking, But what can be done is to sow doubts in the candidates and especially in democracy,” the expert emphasized to the press.

(according to information from EFE)