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United Russia set for 2026 Duma supermajority retention

By Drooid · Sep 17, 2026, 2:33 PM UTC · How we work

Summary

United Russia Retains Majority

United Russia is set to retain its Duma supermajority in the parliamentary election on Sept. 18-20, 2026.
The vote will be held in Russia, occupied Crimea and parts of Donetsk, Luhansk, Zaporizhzhia and Kherson.
United Russia polls showed 37 % support in August, while the Communist Party lagged at 11.6 %.
The Supreme Court barred the anti-war Yabloko party from the ballot.
Kremlin officials pressure state workers and major-company employees to vote using administrative resources.

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Alex Ovechkin appears in a United Russia video with Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov.
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History

Historical Context

Since United Russia captured roughly 38 % of the vote in the 2003 Duma election—marking the start of its constitutional-majority dominance—the party has fielded candidates in every single-member district, a practice it will repeat in the 18-20 September 2026 legislative vote, the first held during the Ukraine war. President Vladimir Putin will address the party convention, where figures such as Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov top the list.

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United Russia Retains Majority

United Russia is set to retain its Duma supermajority in the parliamentary election on Sept. 18-20, 2026.
The vote will be held in Russia, occupied Crimea and parts of Donetsk, Luhansk, Zaporizhzhia and Kherson.
United Russia polls showed 37 % support in August, while the Communist Party lagged at 11.6 %.
The Supreme Court barred the anti-war Yabloko party from the ballot.
Kremlin officials pressure state workers and major-company employees to vote using administrative resources.

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