# Russia election: Can other parties challenge United Russia?

https://mins.news/en/item/63373

- Al Jazeera, 2026-09-17 22:19 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/9/17/aje-onl-nf_medvedenkod-parties_challenge_united_russia-170926?traffic_source=rss

> Russians are voting for the first time since the Russia-Ukraine war began in 2022. United Russia, the governing party for more than two decades and backed by President Vladimir Putin, faces questions over whether opposition parties can mount a challenge. Al Jazeera’s Dmitry Medvedenko reports from Moscow.

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