# Russia votes in wartime election set to secure Kremlin power

https://mins.news/en/video/64023

- France 24 English, 2026-09-18 09:52 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XOZ1qMZX6ME

> Russia began voting Friday in a tightly controlled, three-day parliamentary election that President Vladimir Putin has presented as a test of support for the war in Ukraine. It is the first parliamentary election since the full-scale invasion began in February 2022, with most anti-war candidates barred from the ballot.

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