# Russia’s Communist Party says about half a million votes were ‘stolen’ in Krasnodar Krai

https://mins.news/en/item/71958

- Meduza, 2026-09-24 08:19 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://meduza.io/en/news/2026/09/24/russia-s-communist-party-says-half-a-million-votes-were-stolen-from-it-in-one-region-at-one-polling-station-cameras-allegedly-caught-ballots-being-swapped-overnight

> Alexander Safronov, secretary of the Communist Party’s Krasnodar regional committee, said widespread fraud affected the September 18–20 State Duma election and cost the party about half a million votes in Krasnodar Krai. He said camera footage allegedly showed ballots being swapped overnight at one polling station; those ballots were annulled. The Central Election Commission and regional authorities had previously reported no serious violations.

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