# Russia’s 9th State Duma holds first session

https://mins.news/en/item/79900

- TASS, 2026-09-30 08:12 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://tass.com/politics/2194911

> Russia’s 9th State Duma has formally begun its work with its first plenary session. United Russia lawmaker Yury Petrov declared the meeting open, after which deputies stood for the national anthem. United Russia won 349 seats in the September 18–20 election, followed by the CPRF with 37, LDPR with 23, New People with 19 and A Just Russia–For Truth with 17; Rodina won one seat and independents four.

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