United Russia Secures Record Supermajority in Wartime Duma Election

Official results show United Russia winning 57.5 %–57.83 % of the vote and 355 of 450 seats in the State Duma. The Communist Party received 13.8 %, LDPR 8.9 %, New People 7.9 %, and Just Russia fell just below the 5 % threshold. The only registered anti-war party, Yabloko, won no seats nationally but cleared the 5 % barrier in the Novgorod regional parliament with roughly 12,000 votes (?6 %).

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The three-day vote (Sept 20-22, 2026) was the first parliamentary election since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022. President Vladimir Putin framed it as a referendum on public support for the war and included voters from the four Ukrainian regions annexed by Moscow. The political environment remained tightly controlled: the Supreme Court barred Yabloko from the federal party list, many opposition candidates were imprisoned or forced abroad, and independent monitors were not invited.

CNNPro-Putin party gets record 355 parliamentary seats Russia's first wartime parliamentary election shows Kremlin dominance all but assured

• Sept 18 – Voting in Russian-controlled Donetsk, with servicemen securing polling stations.

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• Sept 20 – Ukraine launched a large drone raid on Moscow’s outskirts, igniting a Gazprom Neft refinery and killing three people in the Moscow region.

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• Sept 21 – Over 95 % of ballots counted; United Russia’s majority confirmed.

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• Sept 25 (scheduled) – Final nationwide results to be tallied.

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• Turnout: Reported at 59.3 % by CEC chair Ella Pamfilova; other outlets cite 56.66 %.

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• Seat distribution: United Russia 355, Communists 40, LDPR 25, New People 20, Just Russia ?5.

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• Drone attack casualties: Three killed in the Moscow region and two in Russian-held Kherson; a major oil refinery damaged.

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• Cyber-attacks: Over 1,000 DDoS waves recorded; the electronic voting system hit 135 times, Rostelecom’s networks 420 times, and broader e-government infrastructure nearly 2,000 times.

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Election chief Ella Pamfilova called the process “clean” and praised the “record turnout” despite the drone strike, asserting that security forces ensured “maximum security of these elections.” The Defence Ministry said the raid was a deliberate attempt to disrupt voting, adding that “the enemy did not succeed.”

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EU diplomat Kaja Kallas condemned the vote as a “sham” that leaves only a “veneer of democracy.” Yabloko’s Novgorod branch highlighted its cease-fire platform and reported that observers were detained, with one losing consciousness during a polling-station arrest.

Russia's first wartime parliamentary election shows Kremlin dominance all but assured

• Turnout: 59.3 % (Pamfilova) vs. 56.66 % (CNN, ABC).

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• United Russia vote share: 57.5 % (CNBC, Euronews), 57.54 %, 57.83 % (Reuters, Straitstimes).

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• Observer access: OSCE was excluded; Yabloko and other parties claim polling-station violations that could not be independently verified.

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• “The Kremlin silenced dissent, barred the only registered party that opposed its war in Ukraine and shut out international election monitors. The veneer of democracy is all that remains in Russia,” — Kaja Kallas

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• “Despite the extreme situation, we were successful in ensuring the maximum security of these elections,” — Ella Pamfilova, election commission chair

Putin's United Russia secures record Duma supermajority

• “The biggest attack by enemy drones has been repelled,” — Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin

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• “This unprecedented attack was clearly planned with the aim of disrupting the elections. The enemy did not succeed.” — Russia's Defence Ministry

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