World · Important news for 22 September 2026
United Russia party wins supermajority in parliamentary election
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Putin's United Russia party retains majority in controlled parliamentary vote
Vladimir Putin's United Russia party won just under 58% of the vote in a controlled parliamentary election, while Putin ally Ramzan Kadyrov secured nearly 100% in Chechnya, with analysts expecting the Kremlin to leverage the results to support ongoing military operations.
- United Russia won just under 58 percent of the vote in the parliamentary election.
- Ramzan Kadyrov won nearly 100 percent of the vote in Chechnya elections.
- Russian elections conclude with expected outcomes
- Kremlin expected to use results to claim backing for military operations
Polls close in Russian wartime election with ruling party set to dominate
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