Putin’s party wins supermajority in Russia’s parliamentary vote
Summary
President Vladimir Putin’s United Russia party won a large majority in Russia’s recent parliamentary elections. The vote was marked by the exclusion of almost all real opposition parties and included regions of Ukraine that Russia annexed in 2022.Key Facts
- United Russia secured over 58% of the vote and is expected to win more than three-quarters of seats in the State Duma (Russia’s lower house of parliament).
- The election was the first parliamentary vote since Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022.
- Four Ukrainian regions annexed by Russia were included in the vote.
- The only registered anti-war party, Yabloko, was removed from the ballot and failed to win seats at the national level.
- The Communist Party won 13.8% of the vote and 40 seats but avoided criticizing President Putin directly.
- The nationalist LDPR party won 25 seats, and the New People party won 20 seats in parliament.
- Russia did not allow observers from the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE).
- Western leaders criticized the election as unfair and called it a show of democracy without real competition.
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