PoliticsRosenberg: Russia’s election will bring few surprises, but matters to the Kremlin
Russia’s parliamentary election is expected to produce another Duma dominated by United Russia and loyal to Vladimir Putin. Critics call the vote neither free nor fair, while the Kremlin plans to use it to claim public support for the president and the war and to advance veterans’ political careers. Anti-war party Yabloko and some of its candidates have been pushed out, detained or prosecuted.
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BBC News★★★☆☆2026-09-17 05:00Original
Rosenberg: Russia’s election will bring few surprises, but matters to the Kremlin
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