Russia 2026 parliamentary elections
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Russian parliamentary election results show Putin's party winning
Ramzan Kadyrov got 99.85 percent of the vote.
Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin described the Sunday drone attack as the largest enemy drone attack on Russia's capital to date.
The CPRF won 57 seats in the 2021 State Duma elections.
Russian wartime parliamentary election
The Communist Party of the Russian Federation received 13.84 percent of the vote.
The election included voters from four Ukrainian regions annexed by Moscow in 2022: Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson, and Zaporizhia.
During the 2021 State Duma elections, United Russia held 326 seats in the 450-seat lower house.
Russia's 2026 wartime parliamentary election
The LDPR party won 25 Duma seats and the New People party won 20.
Yabloko entered the regional parliament in Novgorod region.
The Communist Party secured 40 Duma seats with 13.8% of the vote.
“The so-called Duma elections marked another major setback for Russian democracy. Their outcome was never in doubt. The Kremlin silenced dissent, barred the only registered party that opposed its war in Ukraine, and shut out international election monitors,”
Polls close in Russian wartime election with ruling party set to dominate
The ruling United Russia party is widely expected to retain its overwhelming control of the State Duma.
Russia's Central Election Commission said turnout at the close of polls stood at 56.66 percent.
The vote began on Friday for 111 million eligible voters.
Russia's elections described as more than political theatre
The article states that Russia has a political spectrum of systemic opposition parties including the Communist Party, A Just Russia, New People, and the Liberal Democratic Party.
The article states that unpopular decisions such as a nationwide increase in housing and utility tariffs were postponed until after the elections.
The article states that residents of the new Russian regions are participating in a State Duma election for the first time in their new status.
Russia reports cyberattacks during parliamentary vote
The governing pro-Putin United Russia party is widely expected to maintain its dominance in Russia's tightly controlled political system.
The State Duma election is the first since Russia launched its full-scale war on Ukraine in February 2022.
Maria Zakharova said the high voter turnout shows people's united response to the war declared against Russia and its people.
Russia's parliamentary election proceedings
A Russian drone attack on Friday morning injured five people, including three children, in the Kyiv region.
Ukrainian forces hit the Yaroslavl oil refinery overnight, according to President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
More than 350 Ukrainian drones targeted Moscow on Friday morning according to Moscow's mayor.
Analysis: Do elections in Russia make a difference?
The cost of living in Russia has increased.
Critics say the outcome of the elections in Russia is a foregone conclusion.
Ukrainian drones are increasingly targeting Russian oil refineries and warehouses.
Putin faces election stress test amid economic struggles
Alexei Navalny died in prison in 2024 and had been convicted on several charges including extremism.
Nearly two hundred war veterans are taking part in the election, according to officials.
All parties in the previous Duma voted in favour of 170 laws to support the special military operation, according to Communist Party leader Gennady Zyuganov.
Russia election: Prospects for parties challenging United Russia
Russians head to the polls for the first time since the Russia-Ukraine war began in 2022.
United Russia has been the governing party for over two decades.
United Russia is backed by President Vladimir Putin.