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- President Vladimir Putin framed the Sep 18-20 parliamentary election as a barometer of war support.
- Around 110 million Russians will vote for 450 State Duma deputies in the three-day poll.
- United Russia, backed by Putin, is expected to retain Duma dominance.
- Most anti-war candidates, such as the Yabloko party, have been excluded from the ballot.
- Voting will occur in annexed Luhansk, Donetsk, Zaporizhzhia and Kherson.