# Putin calls ongoing election campaign significant

https://mins.news/en/item/61244

- TASS, 2026-09-16 15:42 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://tass.com/politics/2188605

> Russian President Vladimir Putin described the election campaign underway across the country as significant and pivotal in many respects. He said elections for the State Duma, regional legislatures and heads, and municipal authorities would be held strictly according to law and within the established deadlines.

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