Putin casts parliamentary election as barometer of support for war, urges Russians to vote

Russia Opens Three-Day Election as Kremlin Tests War Support

The vote is Russia’s first parliamentary election since Moscow launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.

Russians vote in election set to cement Kremlin's power

Voting has begun in Russia's wartime parliamentary election, and with no opposition the main Kremlin party is poised to retain its grip on the lower house.

Russians begin 3 days of voting in a parliamentary election set to cement the Kremlin’s power

Russians on Friday began three days of voting in the country’s first wartime parliamentary election, which features virtually no opposition and is all but certain to secure the Kremlin’s political dominance.

Russians begin 3 days of voting in a parliamentary election set to cement the Kremlin's power

Russians have begun three days of voting in the country’s first wartime parliamentary election. It's a heavily managed election featuring virtually no opposition in order to secure the Kremlin’s political dominance. The balloting is spread over three days to help…

Russians begin voting in parliamentary election in shadow of war

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 dragging military campaign have been registered to …