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Russia conducts wartime parliamentary election over three days

Russia held a three-day parliamentary election from 18–20 September to elect all 450 members of the State Duma, the first since launching its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. President Vladimir Putin's United Russia party was assured of victory, with voting including residents of four disputed Ukrainian regions and amid allegations of cyberattacks on voting systems.

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Russia votes in parliamentary election as war in Ukraine drags on

rss:france24international11d ago kagi ↗

Polls opened in Russia's Far East on Friday as the country began three days of voting for its parliamentary election, the first since Moscow launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine. The Kremlin's main party, United Russia, is poised to keep its grip on power alongside other parties aligned with President Vladimir Putin, as the only party that criticised the war was removed from the ballot.

Russians begin voting in parliamentary election in shadow of war

rss:scmpinternational11d ago kagi ↗

Polling stations opened Friday in Russia’s Far East, kicking off a three-day election that President Vladimir Putin’s party is all but guaranteed to win in the fifth year of war with Ukraine. It will be Russia’s first parliamentary election since Moscow sent troops to Ukraine in February 2022. The conflict has since killed hundreds of thousands. Only parties that support Putin and the Kremlin’s dr

Russia begins wartime parliamentary vote with opposition barred

kite:worldother11d ago kagi ↗

Russia began a three-day election on Friday to elect all 450 members of the State Duma, the first parliamentary vote since Moscow launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. More than 110 million people are eligible to vote through Sunday, and President Vladimir Putin’s United Russia party is expected to retain its dominant position. The Kremlin has presented the election as a me

Russia votes in controlled parliamentary election as Ukraine war drags on

stream:bsky-jetstreamother11d ago kagi ↗

Russia holds a tightly controlled parliamentary election for the State Duma, serving as a barometer of support for the ongoing war in Ukraine. Russia holds a tightly controlled parliamentary election for the State Duma, serving as a barometer of support for the ongoing war in Ukraine.

Ukraine strikes continue as polling stations open in Russia

rss:france24international11d ago kagi ↗

Russia and Ukraine traded strikes overnight as Russians prepared to vote in parliamentary elections in which the Kremlin's main party, United Russia, is poised to keep its grip on power, with the only party that criticised the war was removed from the ballot.

Russians begin voting in staged election

stream:bsky-jetstreamother11d ago kagi ↗

www.dailymail.com/news/article... Polling stations opened early Friday in Russia's Far East, kicking off a three-day election that President Vladimir Putin's party is all but guaranteed to win in the fifth year of war with Ukraine.

Russia begins wartime Duma vote with Kremlin victory expected

kite:worldother10d ago kagi ↗

Russia began a three-day election on September 18 for all 450 seats in the State Duma, the first nationwide parliamentary vote since Moscow launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. More than 111 million people are eligible to vote inside Russia. The Kremlin-backed United Russia party is widely expected to retain its dominance in a political environment in which registered part

Russia's election - A vote with few surprises

rss:rte-newsanglo10d ago kagi ↗

Russian citizens are voting in their country's first federal parliamentary election since Moscow launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine. The outcome of the vote is not in doubt.

Russia yesterday began voting in parliamentary elections that are all but assured to keep the country's ruling United Russia party in power. The election includes residents of four Ukrainian regions t

mastodon:mstdn-socialother10d ago kagi ↗

Russia yesterday began voting in parliamentary elections that are all but assured to keep the country's ruling United Russia party in power. The election includes residents of four Ukrainian regions that Moscow illegally annexed after the war began, as well as Crimea. The only political entity that opposes the invasion of Ukraine—the Yabloko party—was removed from the ballot last month by Russia's

Russian election, cast as test of support for Ukraine war, enters final day

rss:straitstimes-worldinternational9d ago kagi ↗

MOSCOW, Sept 20 - A parliamentary election that President Vladimir Putin has cast as a test of support for Russia's war in Ukraine entered its third and final day on Sunday, with the ruling United Russia party expected to retain its dominance in a political system critics say does not tolerate dissent.

Live: Russian election enters final day in shadow of war in Ukraine

rss:france24international9d ago kagi ↗

A parliamentary election that President Vladimir Putin has framed as a test of public support for Russia’s war in Ukraine entered its third and final day on Sunday. The ruling United Russia party is expected to maintain its dominance in a political system that critics say leaves little room for dissent. Follow the day’s developments as they unfold in our liveblog.