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Surprise! Putin just won the Russian elections. But his biggest win was elsewhere

United Russia secured 355 of 450 Duma seats due to excluded challengers, while Germany's AfD surged in state elections, potentially altering Western policy toward Russia.

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September 22, 2026 — 8:30amSaveYou have reached your maximum number of saved items.Remove items from your saved list to add more.AAALondon: There were no shocks in Moscow on Monday when Vladimir Putin’s allies declared victory in elections that gave them almost 80 per cent of the seats in the national parliament.All the political shocks are…

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Surprise! Putin just won the Russian elections. But his biggest win was elsewhere

The election result was predictable for a country ruled so long by an autocrat whose enemies share the habit of falling out of windows from great heights.

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Sydney Morning Herald broke the news in North Sydney, Australia on Monday, September 21, 2026.
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