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Voters in Russia started casting ballots on Friday for a three-day parliamentary election to fill 450 seats in the State Duma. This is the first such election since Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. President Vladimir Putin's United Russia party, expected to maintain dominance, has framed voting as a sign of national unity and support for military efforts. The election occurs amid ongoing economic pressures and increasing conflict tensions, with anti-war parties facing strict limitations on participation.
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Russians went to the polls from September 18 to 20 in the first parliamentary election since President Vladimir Putin ordered the full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. The tightly controlled vote is seen as a barometer for public opinion on the war, with United Russia, the ruling party backed by Putin, expected to maintain its dominance over the 450-seat State Duma. No opposition parties critical of the war were allowed on the ballot; those who opposed the conflict faced imprisonment or exile. Despite growing anxiety and economic strain due to the ongoing war, authorities hope the election will demonstrate continued public support for Putin's regime and his military actions in Ukraine.
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Russians began voting on Friday in a three-day parliamentary election that will determine all 450 seats in the State Duma (lower house of the Federal Assembly of Russia), the first such election since Moscow launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.
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Moscow → begin → February
Polling stations opened first in Russia’s Far East, including Kamchatka and Chukotka, with voting continuing across the country until Sunday.
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voting → open → Sunday
President Vladimir Putin’s United Russia party is widely expected to retain its dominant position in the lower house.
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party → expect → house
The election is taking place as the war in Ukraine enters its fifth year, with Russian authorities facing growing economic pressure and Ukrainian drone attacks reaching deeper into Russian territory.
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attacks → take → territory
The Kremlin has also maintained tight restrictions on anti-war political activity.
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Kremlin → maintain → activity
Putin urged Russians to vote, portraying participation as a demonstration of national unity and support for Russian troops.
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Putin → urge → troops
“Your choice and your will will once again demonstrate that millions of people stand behind our soldiers, that we are a united people bound together by shared values, historical memory and love for our homeland, and that no one will succeed in dividing or intimidating us, or in undermining our statehood and our socio-political system,” Putin said in a televised address.
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Putin → demonstrate → address
United Russia is competing against parties including the Communist Party, the Liberal Democratic Party, A Just Russia and New People.
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Russia → compete → Party
The anti-war Yabloko party, which had been cleared to contest the election, was later removed from the ballot by Russia’s Supreme Court.
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which → clear → Court
The election also includes voting in Russian-controlled parts of Ukraine.
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election → include → Ukraine
Ukraine has rejected the voting there as illegal, saying results from such polls would have no legal validity.
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results → reject → validity
The Kremlin has presented the election as an opportunity to demonstrate public support and political unity during the war, while analysts cited by Reuters say the vote will also provide a measure of public sentiment as the conflict continues to affect Russia’s economy and population.
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conflict → present → economy
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