"United Russia" is leading in the State Duma elections
According to preliminary data from the Central Election Commission of Russia, after processing 82.19 percent of the protocols, the "United Russia" party is leading the State Duma elections with 57.76 percent of the votes. If the results in single-mandate constituencies are also taken into account, the ruling party may secure a constitutional majority in parliament.
"United Russia" is leading in the State Duma elections
In the elections to the ninth convocation of the State Duma held in Russia, the ruling "United Russia" party is in the lead. This was reported on the night of September 21 by the Central Election Commission of Russia.
After processing 82.19 percent of the protocols, "United Russia" gathered 57.76 percent of the votes. This result is higher than the party's performance in the previous parliamentary election. In 2021, the ruling party was supported by 49.82 percent of voters.
According to preliminary data, the Communist Party of the Russian Federation is in second place with 13.89 percent of the votes. The Liberal Democratic Party of Russia is third with 8.77 percent, and the "New People" party is fourth with 7.97 percent.
The "A Just Russia" party received 4.99 percent of the votes. If the final result does not change significantly, the party may fail to overcome the five percent threshold set for entering the State Duma through party lists.
"United Russia" candidates are also leading in 208 out of 225 single-mandate constituencies. When the results of the party list and single-mandate constituencies are calculated together, the ruling party is expected to secure more than 301 seats in the State Duma.
This will allow "United Russia" to maintain a constitutional majority. A constitutional majority means the party can approve decisions related to amending the Constitution without the help of other political forces.
The elections to the Russian parliament were held over three days this time. Voting was also organized in the occupied territories controlled by Russia and recognized by the international community as Ukrainian territory. Ukraine and Western countries have stated that they do not recognize the voting process in these territories as legitimate.
The election campaign took place under conditions of severely restricted opposition activity. One of the major political forces that openly opposed Russia's war against Ukraine, the "Yabloko" party, was barred from participating in the election.
Irregularities found in the documents submitted by the party to participate in the election were cited as the official reason. "Yabloko" and its supporters, however, assessed this decision as political pressure.