{"id":26673,"date":"2026-09-20T20:06:23","date_gmt":"2026-09-20T20:06:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=26673"},"modified":"2026-09-20T20:06:23","modified_gmt":"2026-09-20T20:06:23","slug":"russia-wraps-up-first-wartime-parliamentary-election-kremlin-set-to-retain-control","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=26673","title":{"rendered":"Russia wraps up first wartime parliamentary election, Kremlin set to retain control"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-articlebody=\"1\"><video-embed value=\"false\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"ihgno clearfix  \">\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-134374944,imgsize-179398,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/russia-holds-parliamentary-election.jpg\" alt=\"Russia wraps up first wartime parliamentary election, Kremlin set to retain control\" title=\"A screen displays preliminary results of Russia's parliamentary election during a briefing at the headquarters of the Central Election Commission in Moscow\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Ta7d_ img_cptn\"><span title=\"A screen displays preliminary results of Russia's parliamentary election during a briefing at the headquarters of the Central Election Commission in Moscow\">A screen displays preliminary results of Russia&#8217;s parliamentary election during a briefing at the headquarters of the Central Election Commission in Moscow<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Russia on Sunday wrapped up its first parliamentary election since the full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, with President Vladimir Putin&#8217;s United Russia party widely expected to retain its overwhelming control of the State Duma.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"2\"\/>The three-day vote was held amid a crackdown on political dissent, with major anti-war opposition figures imprisoned, exiled or barred from the ballot. Turnout stood at 56.66 per cent when polls closed, according to Russia&#8217;s Central Election Commission.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"4\"\/>About 111 million voters were eligible to cast ballots for the 450-seat lower house. Half the seats are contested through party lists and the rest through single-seat constituencies.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"8\"\/>The election also included voting in four Ukrainian regions claimed by Russia after the war began, as well as Crimea, which Moscow annexed in 2014. Ukraine condemned the voting in Russian-held territories and urged other countries not to recognise the results. The European Union called it a &#8220;blatant violation of international law.&#8221;<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"10\"\/>The liberal Yabloko party, the only registered political entity that openly criticised the war, was removed from the ballot by Russia&#8217;s Supreme Court last month, although some of its candidates remained in constituency races.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"13\"\/>Yabloko and the Communist Party also reported that some of their observers were turned away from polling stations and alleged other violations, including ballot boxes being opened after being sealed and voters being denied paper ballots. The claims could not be independently verified.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"16\"\/>Russia did not invite observers from the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe. OSCE Parliamentary Assembly President Pere Joan Pons said the decision breached Russia&#8217;s commitments as a member of the organisation.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"19\"\/>Electronic voting in Moscow also came under scrutiny. Election chief Ella Pamfilova said the system had been targeted by cyberattacks. Independent outlet SotaVision reported glitches in electronic registration systems, while Kremlin critic Leonid Volkov urged voters: &#8220;Demand a paper ballot!&#8221;<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"21\"\/>The election&#8217;s final day coincided with a major wave of Ukrainian drone attacks. Russia&#8217;s Defence Ministry said its forces shot down 1,110 Ukrainian drones across Russia, Crimea and the Black Sea. Moscow regional Governor Andrei Vorobyov said two people were killed and 20 wounded.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"23\"\/>Preliminary election results were expected within hours of voting ending in western Russia.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/world\/europe\/russia-wraps-up-first-wartime-parliamentary-election-kremlin-set-to-retain-control\/articleshow\/134374935.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A screen displays preliminary results of Russia&#8217;s parliamentary election during a briefing at the headquarters of the Central Election Commission in Moscow Russia on Sunday wrapped up its first parliamentary election since the full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, with President Vladimir Putin&#8217;s United Russia party widely expected to retain its overwhelming control of the 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