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The ruling United Russia party won parliamentary elections that President Vladimir Putin described as a test of support for the war in Ukraine. To read the full article

FWD from CHADAEV: About United Russia's electoral triumph. Official propaganda and commentators will talk about consolidation around the flag. Anti-regime propaganda and commentators will talk about how they were slapped together/crushed, and how the regime has further narrowed the space for electoral democracy. Bloggers will grumble and agree that it was more important for the leadership to convincingly demonstrate unity and support than any freedoms, sentiments, and permitted discontent. The icing on the cake is Veliky Novgorod, which has cemented its status as the capital of Russian democracy – here, even Yabloko got into the local legislative assembly. And then there's A Just Russia, hanging on by the flag – the main intrigue. It's important to understand this. Whatever the highest authorities want, the result is determined not only and not so much by their will, but by the collective self-organization of the lower-level leadership. At the top, this is a few dozen people, at the bottom – a couple of million. And they did what they did, and this is important to understand – what drove and drives them, how and why United Russia's electoral rating of around 37% translates into a result of 58% on party lists and almost 100% in districts, with an overall result of approximately 75% in the Duma. As I already wrote, the very name "United Russia" actually contains a certain... protest. A protest against the idea of ​​dividing society into parties and organizing an electoral race between them. The antonym here is a divided Russia. This doesn't mean that people generally don't want to differentiate and demarcate; but they don't want to do so specifically along "party" lines, preferring others – regional, for example. And from the point of view of any governor, to increase their regional representation in Moscow, you need as many votes as possible for one party, so that there are more deputies from your region than from the neighboring one. But which one? It's clear what kind. I foresee despondency that will plunge even the loyal and patriotic blogging community – everything has been concreted down again, and we so wanted more space for freedom, but they won't give it to us. And threatening shouts – are you crazy, we're at war, we need to unite, hold on tight, and not give our enemies even a reason to think that someone here and there is something going on here. So we've already united, right? But we want to reserve the right to a dissenting opinion in certain cases. A small privilege, but a significant one. This doesn't even affect decisions – decisions will be made with even greater monochromaticity than in the last cycle. This is solely about space for expression. It has been preserved, and for some, it has even expanded. And that's good.

Putin's United Russia wins record 355 parliament seats: election chief

Live: #RUSSIA Vladimir Putin's United Russia party won at least 355 seats in the parliamentary elections held over the weekend, according to preliminary results from the Central Election Commission...

Putin's United Russia party leads in Duma election results

Putin's United Russia party wins record 355 parliament seats: election chief

United Russia is aiming for the largest faction in history, four parties overcome the 5% barrier: the Central Election Commission has summed up the preliminary results of the State Duma elections. Key points: United Russia's victory United Russia could create the largest Duma faction in its history - it is aiming for 355 of the 450 seats in the State Duma. The party receives 57.83% of the votes on party lists and wins in 208 of 255 single-mandate constituencies. Main parties The Communist Party of the Russian Federation receives 13.81% and wins in 5 single-mandate constituencies. This gives it 40 seats in the State Duma - significantly fewer than the 2021 election results. The LDPR received 8.98% and 2 seats in single-mandate constituencies. The party is running for 25 mandates, which will slightly increase its presence in the lower house of parliament. New People currently has 7.96%. The party did not achieve victory in a single single-mandate constituency, but can claim 20 seats (in the previous convocation of the Duma - 15). A Just Russia is gaining 4.96% and does not overcome the 5% threshold. For now, it can only count on 4 seats thanks to single-mandate constituencies. The party still has a chance of overcoming the barrier, stated the head of the Central Election Commission, Ella Pamfilova. Other results The remaining five parties received a total of 5.07% of the vote. The best result was shown by the Pensioners' Party - 2%. The only deputy mandate among these parties will be received by Rodina - its leader Alexei Zhuravlev wins in his single-mandate constituency. Another four seats in the State Duma are won by self-nominated candidates. Record turnout Turnout in the Duma elections reached 59.32% - this is the best result since 2011. In remote electronic voting, turnout was 90.88%. Minimum violations The election campaign, despite all the difficulties, was "as clean and calm as possible," said Ella Pamfilova. According to her, the following had to be invalidated Only 36,850 ballots were recognized in 12 regions. Only two cases of ballot stuffing were recorded. To stay up to date with the most important news: Website | MAX | Telegram

Ella Pamfilova reported that 36,850 ballots in 12 constituent entities of the Russian Federation were declared invalid in the recent elections. According to her, two cases of ballot stuffing were recorded. There were no cases of non-recognition of election results at polling stations. Max | Telegram | Newsletter | iOS App | Android [in reply to: How the election results were distributed in the DEG. Here, United Russia has 49%. According to the combined data, the party gained 57.8%. And A Just Russia has more than 5%. Max | Telegram | Newsletter | iOS App | Android]

The election campaign was conducted as cleanly as possible, despite all the challenges and sacrifices Russia endured, Pamfilova emphasized. People practically did not feel the threats that they had to overcome during the elections, the CEC Chairperson noted. "I want to pay tribute, to bow low to our voters, our people, for their highest degree of civic courage, responsibility and understanding of how important it was to participate in these elections," she said. More than 336 thousand observers worked at polling stations during the past elections, which is 88.3% of the declared number. Turnout in remote electronic voting in the State Duma elections reached 90.88%. The electoral system faced an unprecedented escalation of cyber aggression during the campaign. Voters demonstrated civic maturity during the election campaign. Video not loading? Watch in MAX [in reply to: Turnout in the State Duma elections exceeded 59%, Pamfilova reported. She announced preliminary voting data. "United Russia" received 57.83% of the vote and is leading in 208 single-mandate constituencies. The Communist Party of the Russian Federation received 13.81% of the vote and won in 5 single-mandate constituencies. The LDPR receives 8.98% of the vote and wins in two single-mandate constituencies. The New People party received 7.96% of the vote. A Just Russia still has a chance to overcome the five percent barrier. United Russia will preliminarily have 355 seats in the State Duma, the Communist Party of the Russian Federation will have 40, the LDPR will have 25, New People will have 20, and A Just Russia will have 4 so far. Pamfilova noted that the 2026 elections were unprecedented in terms of the level of danger and threats, but they have all been overcome. Video not loading? Watch in MAX]

United Russia wins the State Duma elections, with three more parties guaranteed entry into parliament.

UNITED RUSSIA WINS A RECORD NUMBER OF SEATS IN THE STATE DUMA FOR THE HISTORY OF ITS PARTY'S PARTICIPATION IN PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS, ACCORDING TO DATA FROM THE CEC OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION

"UNITED RUSSIA" AFTER COUNTING 95.18% OF THE PROTOCOLS, GAINED 57.83% OF THE VOTES IN THE DUMA ELECTIONS, THE CPRF - 13.81%, THE LDPR - 8.98%, "NEW PEOPLE" - 7.96%, "A JUST RUSSIA" - 4.96% - HEAD OF THE CEC

Candidates excluded from election: Ruling United Russia party heads towards election victory

United Russia leads the State Duma elections with 57.83%. About 95% of the votes have now been processed. Next come the Communist Party of the Russian Federation with 13.81%, the Liberal Democratic Party of Russia with 8.97%, New People with 7.96%, and A Just Russia with 4.96%. Russia was congratulated on the elections in Kazakhstan and China: "There is no doubt that the elected deputies of the State Duma will take effective measures and decisions to improve the well-being of citizens and strengthen Russia's potential as a world power," the telegram from the President of Kazakhstan says. "The elections to the State Duma of Russia were successful, and the Chinese side expresses its congratulations on this occasion. This is an important event in the political life of the Russian Federation, and their results reflect the will of the Russian people," said the official representative of the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Guo Jiakun. Elections of the heads of state were also held regions, the results have been collected: The current head of Mordovia, Zdunov, is leading with 78.44% of the votes after 91.24% of the protocols have been processed. Khovalyg wins the Tuva gubernatorial election with 90.95% of the votes after 100% of the protocols have been processed. Shuvaev wins the Belgorod region gubernatorial election with 65.97% of the votes after 100% of the protocols have been processed. Kovalchuk gains 68.03% of the votes in the Bryansk region gubernatorial election — 96.2% of the protocols have been processed. Korolev is leading the Tver region gubernatorial election with 69.8% after 90.7% of the protocols have been processed. Melnichenko wins the Penza Oblast gubernatorial election with 70.92% of the vote after 98.2% of the votes have been processed. Russkikh leads the Ulyanovsk Oblast gubernatorial election with 76.65% of the votes after 97% of the votes have been processed. Zvezdanews in MAX [in reply to: After processing 79.08% of the protocols, United Russia receives 57.69% of the votes in the State Duma elections. The Communist Party of the Russian Federation receives 13.96%, the Liberal Democratic Party of Russia receives 8.75%, and New People receives 7.97%. A Just Russia has dropped below the five percent barrier, with 4.98% of the votes. Counting continues. Zvezdanews in MAX]

Putin's ruling party is certain to win a landslide victory in the first Russian parliamentary elections since the invasion of Ukraine.

Putin's ruling United Russia party has won a large majority in parliamentary elections, state media says. • • The vote was marked by cyberattacks and a barrage of Ukrainian drone strikes • •

United Russia candidates retained first place in all 16 single-mandate constituencies in Moscow after processing between 90% and 100% of the ballots, TASS reported, citing Central Election Commission data. As of 7:00 AM Moscow time, each candidate's result ranged from 34% to 55%. The votes cast both electronically and by paper ballot were taken into account during the count. In districts No. 195–210, the leaders are Vladislav Gusev, Evgeny Popov, Eldar Sharipov, Pyotr Tolstoy, Alexander Shelkovoy, Svetlana Razvorotneva, Dmitry Sablin, Evgeny Nifantyev, Eduard Shonov, Vladislav Tretyak, Eduard Kazymov, Alexander Asafov, Oleg Leonov, Dmitry Nazarov, Roman Romanenko, and Evgeny Andrienko, respectively. RBC app for iOS and Android RBC channel on "Max"

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Live: #RUSSIA Vladimir Putin's United Russia party garnered 57.5% of the vote in yesterday's parliamentary elections in Russia, according to results released after three-quarters of the ballots had been counted...

Top news by morning According to preliminary results of the State Duma elections, United Russia retains its constitutional majority. After processing 82% of the votes, the party received 57.76% of the votes on party lists and is leading in 208 single-mandate constituencies out of 225. According to preliminary results, A Just Russia received 4.99% of the votes on the federal list and did not overcome the five percent barrier. At the same time, the party's candidates are leading in four single-mandate constituencies. Yabloko entered the Novgorod Regional Duma with a result of 6.2%. This is the only region where the party was allowed to participate in regional elections. According to The Wall Street Journal, the United States plans to impose sanctions against the International Criminal Court (ICC). In Germany, the ruling Christian Democratic Union (CDU) party, led by Friedrich Merz, did not receive seats in the regional parliament for the first time. The far-right Alternative for Germany won. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman will deliver a report at a meeting of the UN Security Council, Reuters has learned. #mainkutr

The Russian Central Election Commission processed 71.17% of ballots, with United Russia retaining the lead.