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Final results of Russia's tightly managed vote give a record high parliament seats to Kremlin party
United Russia secured a record Duma majority as turnout topped 59% and officials said more than 1,100 Ukrainian drones were downed during the vote.
- With over 97% of the vote counted from three days of balloting ending Sunday, the main Kremlin party United Russia secured more than three-fourths of the 450 State Duma seats, a record high.
- President Vladimir Putin described the first wartime parliamentary election as a show of public support for his policies, though the vote excluded genuine opposition like the Yabloko party and included residents of four illegally annexed regions of Ukraine.
- Voter turnout exceeded 59% of the 111 million eligible voters, the most for a parliamentary election in over a decade, while United Russia won 208 single-seat races and received just under 58% of the party-list vote.
- Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin reported 450 drones were downed while flying toward the capital in what he described as "the largest ever" attack on the city during the voting.
- Addressing Russian soldiers, Putin stated, "I have no doubt that all the goals we set for the special military operation will be fulfilled," asserting that high participation reflected people's belief in Russia's victory and devotion to the Motherland.
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Leaning Left19Leaning Right17Center23Last UpdatedBias Distribution39% Center
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39% Center
L 32%
C 39%
R 29%
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