From Vodka to Vanished Names: Russia’s Parliamentary Election Gets Off to a Strange S
Turnout reached 40.79% as Meduza and other outlets reported barred observers, ballot-stuffing and unusually fast ballot processing.
- Russia's first parliamentary vote since the 2022 invasion of Ukraine runs through Sunday, with United Russia expected to maintain its dominant hold on the Duma after winning over two-thirds of seats in 2021.
- Russian President Vladimir Putin cast his ballot online Friday as authorities strongly promoted electronic voting, though Kremlin footage showed an 'Activate Windows' watermark on his screen, indicating the operating system was not activated.
- Nearly 1,300 observers representing the Communist Party and Yabloko were barred from polling stations nationwide, while Vazhnye Istorii counted about 4,500 sites processing ballots at abnormally high speeds, with some recording 230 ballots per hour.
- In Moscow, voters at more than ten stations were reportedly told electronic voting was the 'main' and 'priority' method. State Duma candidate Yulia Kuznetsova of the Green Party remained missing after disappearing on September 17.
- While other systemic parties broadly support Kremlin policies, Yabloko—the only registered party openly opposed to the war—was removed from the national party-list ballot by the Supreme Court, limiting electoral opposition.
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Turnout in the State Duma elections was 50.46 percent as of 1:37 p.m. Moscow time.
(Moscow=Yonhap News) Correspondent Kim Dong-ho = Voter turnout for the general election, the first held since Russia launched the so-called 'special military operation' in Ukraine, has exceeded 50%...
The voter turnout in the elections for deputies of the State Duma until 2 p.m. today, the third day of voting, is about 51 percent, according to the data of the Central Election Commission (CEC) of the Russian Federation, which assessed that the elections were held in accordance with the law, and were also marked by numerous DDoS attacks on servers and voting infrastructure.
Moscow, 20 Sep (EFE).- The participation in the Russian legislative elections, which began on Friday, exceeded 45% on Sunday morning, while the number of people who voted remotely reached 6 million voters, announced today the country’s electoral authorities. “Currently, more than 45% of voters already [...] The entry Participation in Russian legislative elections exceeds 45% was first published in HolaNews.
EADaily, 20 September 2026. In Russia, more than 45 per cent of voters voted at all levels of the election, as reported today, 20 September, by Ella Pamfilov, head of the CEC.
The three-day election marathon in the Russian Federation to determine the new composition of the 450-seat State Duma is entering its decisive phase. The Central Election Commission (CEC) announced the official results after the end of the second day of voting (September 19, 2026), reporting that the total voter turnout in the country had reached 44.38%. At the end of the first day (Friday), it was slightly below 30%. Parallel to the elections f…
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