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What Russians Really Think About Putin's Sham Election

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Locals tell The i Paper how they really feel ahead of parliamentary elections this weekend

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Elections in Russia could create new constellations in the Russian lower house and disrupt Putin's political status quo.

·Copenhagen, Denmark
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Lean Right

It's been five years since the last one, so it's time again. Time for the Kremlin and Vladimir Putin to play to the galleries. And pretend to hold parliamentary elections.

·Stockholm, Sweden
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The Russians are voting for a new parliament, but it is not a democratic vote, which has already shown some absurd scenes before the vote.

Nearly 113 million Russians are called to polling stations this weekend to elect their representatives to the State Duma, the Russian Parliament. At least, on paper, because in practice the outcome of the elections, whatever it may be, will only serve to legitimize the power of Russian President Vladimir [...]

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Expressen broke the news in Stockholm, Sweden on Thursday, September 17, 2026.
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