# United Russia would have won just 34% without ballot stuffing, analysis says

https://mins.news/en/item/67944

- Meduza, 2026-09-21 20:44 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://meduza.io/en/news/2026/09/21/novaya-gazeta-europe-united-russia-would-have-won-just-34-in-state-duma-elections-without-ballot-stuffing

> Novaya Gazeta Europe calculated that United Russia would have received about 34% in the State Duma elections without fraud, compared with its official result of nearly 58%. The estimate uses election analyst Sergey Shpilkin’s method, which identifies suspicious polling-station patterns associated with alleged ballot stuffing. Two analysts reportedly agreed with the calculation.

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