Russia's ruling pro-Putin party wins wartime election with over 57% of vote, near complete results show
The ruling party’s tally would give it a constitutional majority, while critics said the vote sidelined opposition and was shaped by wartime controls.
- On Monday, the Central Election Commission reported that President Vladimir Putin's United Russia party won the parliamentary election with over 95% of votes counted, framing the contest as a test of support for the Ukraine War.
- The ruling party secured 57.83% of the vote, according to the Central Election Commission, granting United Russia 355 seats in the 450-seat State Duma and maintaining its constitutional majority.
- Democracy watchdogs and Western governments dismissed the election as neither free nor fair after the Supreme Court removed the liberal Yabloko party, leaving only war-supportive candidates.
- Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin reported more than 1,600 drones shot down since September 19, while CEC chair Ella Pamfilova noted casualties in Kherson; turnout reached 56.7 per cent despite disruptions.
- Final results are not expected before September 25, although early counts placed United Russia above the constitutional threshold; the party deployed celebrity backing, including ice hockey star Alexander Ovechkin, during the campaign.
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Party Behind Putin Claims 58% Support in Election
Russia's ruling party has claimed its strong-ever showing in a national vote that outside criticisms wisely distrust. Near-final results released Monday indicates that United Russia, loyal to President Vladimir Putin, took about 58% of the vote and is on track to hold 355 of 450 seats in the State Duma—...
Putin's Party Wins Record 355 Seats as Russia Holds First Election Since Ukraine Invasion
Vladimir Putin's ruling party has secured a record-breaking 355 seats in Russia's national parliament, cementing the strongman's grip on power in the first major election since his military launched its invasion of Ukraine more than two years ago.
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