# Russians begin parliamentary voting set to cement Kremlin power

https://mins.news/en/item/64041

- CBC News, 2026-09-18 10:09 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/russia-parliamentary-election-putin-9.7349119?cmp=rss

> Russians began three days of voting on Friday in the country’s first wartime parliamentary election. With virtually no opposition, the contest is almost certain to reinforce the Kremlin’s political dominance.

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