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A voter fills-in a ballot during Russia's parliamentary election in Donetsk, in the Russian-controlled part of the Donetsk region, Ukraine, Friday, Sept. 18, 2026.
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Election officials say the Kremlin's main party has retained its majority in Russia’s parliament. That result came in three days of carefully orchestrated balloting — the first election since Moscow's full-scale invasion of Ukraine 4 1/2 years ago. Results released Monday by the country's Central Election Commission say that United Russia  will get 355 out of 450 seats that the State Duma, the lower chamber of parliament. Most opposition candidates were excluded from the election as the Kremlin tightened its crackdown in Russian politics during the war. Voting also was held in illegally annexed regions of Ukraine, and the authorities in Kyiv denounced it, urging other countries not to recognize it.
