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United Russia wins 355 seats in State Duma election

By Drooid · Sep 22, 2026, 2:33 PM UTC · How we work

Summary

United Russia Wins Majority

United Russia secured 355 of 450 State Duma seats in the election.
Central Election Commission chair Ella Pamfilova reported turnout exceeding 59%.
The Communist Party placed second with 13.81% of the vote and won 40 seats.
The election, Russia’s first parliamentary vote since the 2022 invasion of Ukraine, excluded opposition parties.

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Ukrainian Drones Strike

Ukrainian drones attacked Moscow on election day, killing two and igniting an oil refinery.
About 1,600 drones were launched, and 450 targeted Moscow.
Ella Pamfilova reported over 1,000 AI-driven DDoS waves hit election infrastructure.
Zelenskyy praised the strikes in a phone call with President Donald Trump.
President Donald Trump urged Kyiv to stop refinery attacks and planned a New York meeting.

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Supreme Court Bars Yabloko

Russia’s Supreme Court barred the liberal Yabloko party from the State Duma ballot for alleged violations.
Yabloko deputy chairman Lev Shlosberg received an 11-year sentence under the “fake news” law for anti-war remarks.
Opposition figures from Alexei Navalny’s network claim votes for peace-seeking Russians were stolen despite official results.
Over 3.6 million people voted online, including residents of annexed Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson, Zaporizhia and Crimea.

History

Historical Context

United Russia’s decisive win in the 2003 legislative election marked a turning point that gave Vladimir Putin legislative dominance. The 2007 shift to full party-list voting let the party secure 64.3% of the vote and a super-majority, though observers deemed the poll unfair. Today’s vote repeats that pattern, with United Russia again sweeping seats while opposition groups face bans.

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United Russia Wins Majority

United Russia secured 355 of 450 State Duma seats in the election.
Central Election Commission chair Ella Pamfilova reported turnout exceeding 59%.
The Communist Party placed second with 13.81% of the vote and won 40 seats.
The election, Russia’s first parliamentary vote since the 2022 invasion of Ukraine, excluded opposition parties.

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