Moscow, Sept 21, 2026 (AFP) - Putin's United Russia party wins record 355 parliament seats: election chief

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2026-09-21

President Vladimir Putin's United Russia party won a record number of 355 seats in Russia's 450-seat Duma, the lower house of parliament, according to preliminary results released by electoral chief Ella Pamfilova on Monday. With almost all votes counted after the three-day election with no parties critical of Putin participating, results showed the presidential party will have a supermajority larger than its previous 2016 record. bur/db ...

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