Putin's United Russia party wins record 355 parliament seats

Summarised from 6 outlets · Updated 21 Sept, 18:41

Russia's United Russia party won a record 355 seats in parliamentary elections, the first since the 2022 invasion of Ukraine.

United Russia secured a landslide victory with preliminary results showing the party winning 355 of the 450 seats in the State Duma lower house. The election was the first held since Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022. Multiple outlets described the vote as widely criticised or discredited.

How it is being reported

• Putin’s party wins supermajority in Russia’s parliamentary voteAl Jazeera · 21 Sept, 21:17
• Putin's party wins record Duma majority in Kremlin-controlled elections as EU vows sanctionsEuronews · 21 Sept, 20:17
• Putin consolidates grip on Russia as 49 Ukraine war veterans elected to parliamentThe Guardian · 21 Sept, 14:40
• Putin wins record number of seats in sham election after anti-war party was banned from taking partDaily Mail · 21 Sept, 12:56
• Putin party retains majority in first vote since 2022 invasion of UkraineFrance 24 · 21 Sept, 10:38
• Kremlin-aligned United Russia poised for Duma victory amid election criticismUPI · 21 Sept, 09:53
• Putin-backing United Russia party is predicted almost 60% of the vote in country's parliamentary elections, early counts sayDaily Mail · 21 Sept, 07:01
• Putin's United Russia party wins record 355 parliament seats, election chief saysEuronews · 21 Sept, 06:39

In this story: Vladimir Putin · United Russia · Russia · Ukraine · State Duma

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