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Russia's Kremlin party wins supermajority in tightly controlled parliamentary vote

On 2026-09-21, preliminary results from Russia's parliamentary election showed the Kremlin-backed United Russia party dominating the tightly controlled vote. The election strengthened Putin's hand despite the war with Ukraine growing more unpopular.

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Russia: Kremlin party dominates controlled vote

rss:france24international8d ago kagi ↗

In Russia, early results from the parliamentary election show the Kremlin-backed United Russia party leading in the tightly controlled vote. The election, the country’s first parliamentary ballot held during wartime, began on Friday and concluded on Sunday, with around 111 million people eligible to vote. Moscow’s mayor said voting went ahead as planned despite Ukrainian drone attacks. Charlotte H

Russia's election is over. Could mobilization be next?

rss:kyivindependentinternational8d ago kagi ↗

Nobody expected Russia's parliamentary election to wrest power from President Vladimir Putin, with preliminary results on Sept. 21 showing the Kremlin-backed United Russia party winning once again with nearly 58% of the vote. Instead, the question after the election is whether, when, and in what form the Kremlin will launch a new mobilization wave that Kyiv has warned could follow the vote — and w

KYIV INDEPENDENT: Russia's election is over. Could mobilization be next? https:// kyivindependent.com/russias-el ection-is-over-could-mobilization-be-next/ Nobody expected Russia s parliamentary elect

mastodon:mstdn-socialother8d ago kagi ↗

KYIV INDEPENDENT: Russia's election is over. Could mobilization be next? https:// kyivindependent.com/russias-el ection-is-over-could-mobilization-be-next/ Nobody expected Russia s parliamentary election to wrest power from President Vladimir Putin, with preliminary results on Sept. 21 showing the Kremlin-backed United Russia party winning once again with nearly 58% of the vote.Instead, the questi