# Russian region postpones election after two registered candidates left off ballot

https://mins.news/en/item/64351

- Meduza, 2026-09-18 14:03 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://meduza.io/en/news/2026/09/18/russian-election-officials-in-one-region-forgot-to-put-two-candidates-on-the-ballot-now-the-vote-is-postponed-until-2027

> Officials in Russia’s Kirov region have postponed the legislative election in single-mandate district No. 25 until 2027 after ballots omitted registered candidates Eduard Plastin of the Communist Party and Ivan Piskunov of the Pensioners’ Party. The error was discovered after voting began, prompting officials to halt the vote and set a new election for September 2027.

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