# Russia votes for first time since Ukraine war; anti-war parties excluded

https://mins.news/en/video/64409

- CNN, 2026-09-18 14:17 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mlJ1KMn6KoI

> Russia is holding its first parliamentary election since the full-scale invasion of Ukraine, with voters choosing 450 members of the State Duma. Critical opposition is effectively absent: opponents have been barred or fled, while the only registered anti-war party, Yabloko, was disqualified by the Supreme Court after briefly being allowed to participate.

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