Russia votes in parliamentary election as war in Ukraine drags on
United Russia is expected to keep its dominance as authorities use the vote to gauge support for the war and public war weariness.
- On Friday, Russia began a three-day parliamentary election, the first since invading Ukraine, with candidates competing for 450 seats in the State Duma. The ruling United Russia party is widely expected to retain dominance.
- Russian President Vladimir Putin framed the vote as a barometer of support for the war, urging citizens to demonstrate national resolve. The Kremlin asserts national unity is vital to counter Ukrainian intelligence efforts to stir internal unrest.
- Most anti-war candidates were excluded after the Supreme Court ruled the liberal Yabloko party breached electoral rules. Moscow branch head Kirill Goncharov told NHK that Putin "fears anti-war groups," vowing to continue campaigning in district races.
- Officials will start counting ballots on Sunday, with initial results expected Monday. Political parties, including United Russia, have put forward more than 180 candidates who have served in Ukraine.
- Authorities are gauging societal war weariness as fuel shortages, high interest rates, and Western sanctions strain the economy. Opinion polls indicate some Russians have become more anxious about how the conflict affects them personally.
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Moscow. President Vladimir Putin yesterday exercised at a distance his right to pay in the legislative elections to renew the Duma or lower house of Parliament for the next five years. Before doing so, he urged to vote for the ruling United Russia party, convinced that the results of the vote will demonstrate society’s support for its “special military operation.”
Although the ruling party's victory is considered a given in the ongoing parliamentary elections in Russia, the polls are a test of strength for the Putin system in the midst of the endless war The post Putin, the war and the stakes of the ballot box in Russia appeared first on in.gr.
The authorities extended the term of the elections during the weekend, until Sunday, with the aim of increasing participation among the 111 million eligible voters, and even allowed for electronic voting.
Russia holds first parliamentary election since war in Ukraine began
Russia is holding the country's first parliamentary elections since the war in Ukraine began. NBC News' Matt Bodner has details on the elections and what critics of Russian President Vladimir Putin had to say about the process.
Russia is going to the polls. It is the representatives of the lower house of parliament, the State Duma, who will be elected for the first time since the start of the full-scale war. The Duma makes laws and decides on the budget – but Russia is not a functioning democracy and this is not a free election either. Despite that, there are still a few things that might be good to keep an eye on.
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