# DPR polling stations close after first day of State Duma elections

https://mins.news/en/item/64662

- TASS, 2026-09-18 17:39 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://tass.com/politics/2189869

> Polling stations in the Donetsk People’s Republic completed their first day of State Duma voting, operating from 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Moscow time. The region has 633 stations, and the election commission says about 1.5 million people—around 80% of voters—have cast ballots.

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