PoliticsProof that Russia’s 2026 State Duma election was the dirtiest of the Putin era
Russia’s State Duma election has yet to produce final results, with returns missing from some precincts. Meduza’s analysis of preliminary data covering about 85% of precincts finds denser and more complex voting anomalies than in 2021, making this the least fair Duma election of the Putin era, though it appears more “normal” than the 2024 presidential election.
Proof that Russia’s 2026 State Duma election was the dirtiest of the Putin era