# Polls close in Russian wartime election with ruling party set to dominate

https://mins.news/en/item/66603

- Al Jazeera, 2026-09-20 22:54 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/9/20/polls-close-in-russian-wartime-election-with-ruling-party-set-to-dominate?traffic_source=rss

> Russia’s first parliamentary election since the full-scale invasion of Ukraine has ended, with the Kremlin-backed United Russia party poised to retain overwhelming control. Vladimir Putin presented the vote as a test of support for the war. Preliminary results put United Russia comfortably ahead, while reported turnout reached 56.66 percent.

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