Putin's Party Secures Record Score in Russia Election
Preliminary results show the ruling party with 57.83% of the vote and 355 of 450 seats, extending its dominance over the lower house.
- On Monday, Central Election Commission chief Ella Pamfilova announced that President Vladimir Putin's United Russia party won a record 355 seats in the 450-seat State Duma, securing a constitutional supermajority.
- The three-day election was Russia's first parliamentary vote since the 2022 Ukraine offensive, held under tight Kremlin control that excluded all parties critical of Putin.
- Voter turnout exceeded 59 percent despite what Pamfilova called "psychological pressure," while the Communist Party won 40 seats, the LDPR 25, and New People 20.
- Prime Minister Péter Magyar has begun redefining Budapest's relationship with Moscow, marking a stark shift from the political continuity demonstrated by the Russian election results.
- Under the REPowerEU framework, the European Commission mandates that Russian pipeline gas imports must end by 30 November 2027, even as Hungary remains dependent on Russian energy sources.
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Putin's party secures record score in Russia election
Electoral chief Ella Pamfilova said preliminary results showed United Russia -- which has dominated Russian politics for 25 years -- won 355 of the Duma's 450 seats. The result handed Putin's party an increased supermajority and beat its previous record of 343 seats. The supermajority means it can change the constitution, if it needs to. The Kremlin said the result of the first parliamentary election since Moscow sent troops to Ukraine in 2022 …
United Russia heads for record victory in Russia’s parliamentary election
The party is projected to secure 355 of 450 seats in the State Duma — its highest tally ever.Four parties crossed the 5% threshold in the party-list vote, according to preliminary results:United Russia — 57.83%Communist Party...
United Russia has won a record number of seats at the State Duma in the parliamentary elections concluded yesterday. This is what emerges from the data of the Central Electoral Commission examined by Ria Novosti. It is expected that United Russia will win 355 of the 450 seats. In the previous State Duma, the party was represented by 310 MPs. It is a constitutional majority that allows the Putinian party to pass laws and reforms without the need …
The electoral process included the renewal of the 450 seats in the State Duma, divided equally between party lists and single-member constituencies.
United Russia, Vladimir Putin's party, obtained 57.83% of the votes and won the record number of 355 seats at the State Duma, which counts 450. It is what emerges from the data released by the Central Election Commission. In the previous elections, five years ago, United Russia had won 324 seats. The Party [...] The article Elections Russia, Putin's party takes 58% and 355 seats at the Duma: it is record. LUE: "More and more authoritarian politi…
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