Russia holds parliamentary vote in areas it seized from Ukraine in the war

Russians vote for the first time since 2022. Can opposition parties challenge Putin-backed United Russia in this vote?

The polls have opened in Russia's parliamentary elections. Despite a predictable result, it's significant for Vladimir Putin.

United Russia won more than two-thirds of the Duma's seats in the 2021 election and is poised to dominate the body again

Russia’s parliamentary election: Who’s on the ballot, and why it matters

Russia’s parliamentary election is under way, with voting beginning in the Far East on Friday, 18 September before spreading across the country for three days. Polls will remain open until Sunday evening, when voters will have chosen all 450 members of the State Duma.

First vote since Russia invaded Ukraine seen as a sham by some and an opportunity to strengthen nationalism by others.

Russia begins 3 days of voting in a parliamentary election set to cement the Kremlin's power

Russians vote in Kremlin-dominated election as Ukraine war grinds on

Russia holds first parliamentary election since war in Ukraine began

Russia said Saturday that its electronic voting system in Moscow had come under “powerful” cyberattacks overnight, as parliamentary elections entered their second day. Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday accused Ukraine of seeking to “hinder” the vote, a claim Kyiv has not publicly addressed. Follow our liveblog...

Russia's parliamentary election for the first time is being held in Ukraine's regions that Moscow illegally annexed after the start of its full-scale invasion more than 4 1/2 years ago.

This is Russia's first election since it invaded Ukraine, and is expected to gauge public support for the ongoing war.

Russia reports ‘powerful’ cyberattacks on second day of parliamentary vote