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Putin urges Russians to vote in parliamentary election as show of support for Ukraine war

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  1. 21 September
  2. Latest21 Sept, 08:52

    Russia: Kremlin party dominates controlled vote

    In Russia, early results from the parliamentary election show the Kremlin-backed United Russia party leading in the tightly controlled vote. The election, the country’s first parliamentary ballot held during wartime, began on Friday and concluded on Sunday, with around 111 million people eligible to vote. Moscow’s mayor said voting went ahead as planned despite Ukrainian drone attacks. Charlotte Hughes reports.

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  3. 18 September
  4. Follow-up18 Sept, 13:10

    Russian elections: 'Even the facade of opposition has gone'

    Russians on Friday began three days of voting in the country’s first wartime parliamentary election, which features virtually no opposition and is all but certain to secure the Kremlin’s political dominance. France 24's Douglas Herbert takes a closer look.

    France 24France 24•FRANCE24
  5. Follow-up18 Sept, 10:09

    Russians begin voting in parliamentary election set to cement Kremlin's power

    Russians on Friday began three days of voting in the country's first wartime parliamentary election, which features virtually no opposition and is all but certain to secure the Kremlin's political dominance.

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  6. Follow-up18 Sept, 09:52

    Russia votes in wartime election set to secure the Kremlin's power

    Voting got ⁠underway on Friday in a tightly controlled three-day parliamentary election in Russia which President Vladimir Putin has framed as a barometer of support for Russia's war in Ukraine. It is the first parliamentary election since Russia launched its full-scale war in Ukraine in February 2022, and most anti-war candidates have been excluded from the ballot.

    France 24France 24•FRANCE24
  7. 16 September
  8. First seen16 Sept, 19:47

    Putin urges Russians to vote in parliamentary election as show of support for Ukraine war

    Russian President Vladimir ⁠Putin on Wednesday described voter turnout in the upcoming parliamentary election as a barometer of public support for Russia’s war against Ukraine and urged voters to go to the polls. It will be Russia's first parliamentary election since the Kremlin launched its offensive in February 2022.

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