# ‘Election without meaningful competition’: Russia’s results won’t measure support for Putin or war

https://mins.news/en/video/64060

- France 24 English, 2026-09-18 10:12 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qAlXi9E9OaE

> Russia’s parliamentary election is taking place without meaningful competition, with anti-war opposition excluded. Chatham House expert Grégoire Roos says turnout, the timing of voting and other signals may reveal more about Vladimir Putin’s political system than the official results.

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