United Russia Wins Record Number of Seats in State Duma Election, Officials Say
Independent analysts said the ruling party’s real support was closer to 35%, far below the official tally that gave it a constitutional majority.
- On Friday, the Central Election Commission reported State Duma turnout exceeded more than 59 per cent, with United Russia claiming 355 seats in the lower house of Russia's parliament.
- Prior to polling, the Kremlin struck Yabloko from party lists and purged non-systemic candidates, with voting occurring amid digital blackouts and documented coercion of public-sector workers across Russia.
- Applying the Shpilkin method, statisticians estimated actual turnout at about 40% against official figures, while analyst Boris Ovchinnikov identified artificially inflated turnout at around 69% of offline polling stations.
- Official preliminary counts awarded United Russia 355 seats, yet statistical studies suggest the party would have secured only 87 list seats without fraud, falling short of the 301-seat constitutional majority.
- The Russian Election Monitor assessed the elections as "neither free nor fair," characterizing them as an administrative ritual to demonstrate regime durability rather than a genuine measure of public opinion.
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The Central Election Commission (CEC) of Russia announced today the final results of the parliamentary elections, held from September 18 to 20, according to which the ruling "United Russia" achieved a convincing victory by winning 349 mandates in the State Duma - 140 at the federal electoral level and 209 in single-mandate electoral districts.
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Without real opposition, the united Russia party won a large victory in the general elections, breaking its record of elected parliamentarians.
The Central Electoral Commission published on Friday the final results of the elections held from 18 to 20 September. ...
Only parties loyal to the government were allowed to participate in the Russian election. President Putin's party, United Russia, holds a clear majority of the seats.
They were the most difficult for me: the head of the Central Election Commission announced the results of the State Duma elections
On September 25, the Russian Central Election Commission announced the final results of the elections to the 9th State Duma. The main result of the campaign was United Russia's 349 seats. This is a record for the party: the number of seats it received...
On September 25, Russia's CEC drew up the final results of the election to the State Assembly IX. The main result of the campaign is 349 seats in the United Russia. This is a record for the party: the number of mandates received gives it a constitutional majority in the lower house of parliament.
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