Russia's pro-Putin United Russia party won a record 355 parliamentary seats in elections held on September 20, 2026, with partial results announced that day. The vote occurred amid drone strikes on Moscow and cyberattacks, and Putin framed the election as a test of support for his war in Ukraine.
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The ruling United Russia party, which backs President Vladimir Putin, has won every parliamentary election in Russia since 2003.
Russian President Vladimir Putin’s United Russia party won a large majority in parliamentary elections, according to preliminary results published by state media Monday, in a vote held amid Ukrainian drone strikes, cyberattacks and a crackdown on anti-war opposition. The election was the first since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022.
Russia's ruling party was on track to win a parliamentary election that Putin has cast as a test of support for the war in Ukraine, partial results showed.
Russian President Vladimir Putin has cast the vote as a test of support for his ongoing war in Ukraine.
As is typical of elections in Russia, the results are widely considered by independent election monitors to be predetermined by Putin and his regime.
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KYIV INDEPENDENT: Putin's ruling party set to claim 'victory' in Russian parliamentary election, in results deemed predetermined https:// kyivindependent.com/putins-rul ing-party-set-to-claim-victory-in-russian-parliamentary-election-in-results-deemed-predetermined/ As is typical of elections in Russia, the results are widely considered by independent election monitors to be predetermined by Putin
newstracker24x7.com/russia-elect... The Russia Election 2026 is heading toward a victory for President Vladimir Putin's ruling United Russia party, which has received 57.5% of the vote in initial
Vladimir Putin's ruling United Russia party won a large majority in the country's parliamentary elections, marked by cyberattacks and a barrage of Ukrainian drone strikes, according to results published by state media.
Russia’s supreme court removing the anti-war Yabloko party off the ballot weeks before the vote
Russia's ruling pro-Putin party wins wartime election with over 57% of vote, near complete results show Reuters
MOSCOW, Sept 21 - The pro-Putin ruling United Russia party retained its decisive majority in the national parliament, near-complete election results showed on Monday, while the anti-war Yabloko party appeared to have won a tiny foothold in one regional parliament.
Vladimir Putin's United Russia won just under 58% of the vote, the electoral commission said. Meanwhile, Putin ally Ramzan Kadyrov won nearly 100% of the vote in elections in the Russian republic of Chechnya.
MOSCOW, Sept 21 - The pro-Putin ruling United Russia party retained its decisive majority in the national parliament, near-complete election results showed on Monday, in a tightly controlled political system that excluded most candidates who oppose Moscow's war in Ukraine.
“If Yabloko were on the ballot, it would have become clear to the whole world that the emperor has no clothes and that there is no mass support for the war.” Spoke with @kyivindependent.com about Russia’s sham “parliamentary election”. A parliamentary election kicked off in Russia on Sept. 18 in what is expected to be a rubber-stamp ritual intended to legitimize President Vladimir Putin's rule. Th
A parliamentary vote demonstrated that President Vladimir V. Putin’s autocratic system was still able to deliver the results he wanted, analysts said.
An Election Engineered to Send a Message That Putin’s Grip Remains Firm www.nytimes.com/2026/09/21/w... A parliamentary vote demonstrated that President Vladimir V. Putin’s autocratic system was still able to deliver the results he wanted, analysts said.
The anti-war Yabloko party appeared to have won a tiny foothold in one regional parliament.
How do you expect me to take MSM seriously with headlines like this? The result of Russia’s tightly controlled parliamentary election was never in serious doubt: a resounding win for the ruling United Russia party, which fervently backs President Vladimir Putin and Rus...