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Russia Holds Parliamentary Elections Amid Ukraine War and Tightened Controls

Russians are voting in their first parliamentary election since the Ukraine invasion, as the Kremlin seeks a show of support and opposition voices face heavy restrictions.

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Putin urges Russians to vote as a show of support

© Mikhail Metzel, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP ↗

Analysts predict United Russia will win amid war and repression

The Conversation ↗

Parliamentary elections begin across Russia and occupied Ukraine

Deutschlandfunk - Fortlaufende Nachrichten vom 24. August 2026 ↗

Voting starts for all seats in the State Duma

Times of India ↗

Anti-war Russians struggle to resist electoral machinery

Le Monde ↗

Opposition parties critical of the war are barred from the vote

ARD Tagesschau ↗

Voting continues amid tight controls and little competition

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Elections held in occupied Ukrainian territories under heavy censorship

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Polls open for Russia's parliamentary elections

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22 articles

  1. Elezioni in Russia, da oggi il voto per rinnovare la Duma: partiti, candidati e come funzionano
    Fanpage
  2. Russians vote in elections with no party opposing Putin or war in Ukraine
    Euronews
  3. Russian elections a ‘veneer of democracy’ with opposition barred from running
    France24
  4. Russians begin voting in parliamentary election set to cement Kremlin's power
    CBC News
  5. Fuel queues and conscription fears unsettle Russian voters
    Financial Times World

5 articles

  1. Russia election: Could other parties challenge United Russia?
    Al Jazeera
  2. Russia kicks off voting in first parliamentary election since Ukraine war began
    Times of India
  3. Russland - Parlamentswahl hat begonnen
    Deutschlandfunk - Fortlaufende Nachrichten vom 24. August 2026
  4. Russia’s wartime parliamentary election is set to secure the Kremlin’s power
    Arab News
  5. En Russie, les antiguerre tentent de résister face à la machine électorale de Vladimir Poutine
    Le Monde

2 articles

  1. Putin’s United Russia will win – but vote tally, turnout and level of coercion will tell the real story of Russia’s wartime elections
    The Conversation
  2. Putin urges Russians to vote in parliamentary election as show of support for Ukraine war
    © Mikhail Metzel, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP