# First polling stations for State Duma elections open in Kamchatka and Chukotka

https://mins.news/en/item/63245

- TASS, 2026-09-17 20:31 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://tass.com/politics/2189289

> The first day of Russia’s three-day State Duma election has begun in Kamchatka and Chukotka. A total of 178 permanent polling stations opened in Kamchatka and 54 in Chukotka, with 385 public observers monitoring the election.

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