European Parliament Rejects Legitimacy of Russia’s 2026 State Duma Vote and Urges Wider EU Sanctions
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The European Parliament refuses to recognize the Russian Duma following the "sham elections" in September, it states in a declaration adopted on Thursday. It calls on EU member states to do the same and "refrain from any official contact with the newly constituted State Duma and its members".
Euro MPs categorically reject the results of the elections for the State Duma of Russia, held between 18 and 20 September, which they consider to be neither free nor fair. The European Parliament adopted a resolution on Thursday, by 482 votes to 41, with 39 abstentions, denouncing all the electoral violations committed by the regime of President Vladimir Putin in [...] The post European Parliament rejects the outcome of the elections for the Sta…
The European Parliament categorically rejected as neither free nor fair the elections for the State Duma in Russia, held on September 18-20. In a resolution adopted by 482 votes to 41 and 39 abstentions, MEPs condemned electoral violations and the continued destruction of democratic freedoms in Russia.The resolution was supported by 9 out of 17 Bulgarian representatives. “Against” voted the three representatives of “Vazrazhdane” in the group of …
European Parliament rejects legitimacy of Russia’s 2026 State Duma vote and urges wider EU sanctions
Resolution adopted by 482 votes to 41 with 39 abstentions condemns the September ballot, staged voting in occupied territories and political repression in Russia IN BRIEFKEY TAKEAWAYSFAQs The European Parliament has rejected the Russian State Duma elections held on 18–20 … Read the full press release →
The European Parliament (EP) refuses to recognize the Russian State Duma as legitimate, informed the EP's press secretary in Latvia, Kristīne Liepiņa.
With the resolution just adopted, the European Parliament not only rejects the results of the Russian election in September, but also sends a political message: according to the EP, it is not possible to return to previous, "normal" European relations with the current Russian political system and its parliament.
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