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Russian parliamentary election enters final day as vote seen as test of support for Ukraine war
Russia’s State Duma election entered its third and final day on Sunday. The ruling United Russia party is expected to retain dominance in a vote that President Vladimir Putin has cast as a test of support for the war in Ukraine. Most anti-war candidates were barred from the ballot, and critics say the political system does not tolerate dissent.
The Russian parliamentary election entered its third and final day on Sunday, September 20, 2026. The State Duma vote is the first since Russia launched its full-scale war in Ukraine in February 2022. President Vladimir Putin has cast the election as a test of support for the war, described as Europe’s deadliest conflict since World War Two and now in its fifth year with no sign of ending soon. The ruling United Russia party is expected to retain its dominance. Critics say the political system does not tolerate dissent, and most anti-war candidates were barred from the ballot. Some candidates from the liberal Yabloko party did run; the party has polled in the single digits in recent years.
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Russian parliamentary election enters final day as vote seen as test of support for Ukraine war
Russia’s State Duma election entered its third and final day on Sunday. The ruling United Russia party is expected to retain dominance in a vote that President Vladimir Putin has cast as a test of support for the war in Ukraine. Most anti-war candidates were barred from the ballot, and critics say the political system does not tolerate dissent.
The Russian parliamentary election entered its third and final day on Sunday, September 20, 2026. The State Duma vote is the first since Russia launched its full-scale war in Ukraine in February 2022. President Vladimir Putin has cast the election as a test of support for the war, described as Europe’s deadliest conflict since World War Two and now in its fifth year with no sign of ending soon. The ruling United Russia party is expected to retain its dominance. Critics say the political system does not tolerate dissent, and most anti-war candidates were barred from the ballot. Some candidates from the liberal Yabloko party did run; the party has polled in the single digits in recent years.
- Russia election
- Russia polls
- Ukraine war
- Ukraine supporters
- Russia Ukraine war
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