# Russia begins voting in parliamentary election set to cement Kremlin power

https://mins.news/en/video/64750

- The Associated Press, 2026-09-18 18:57 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rDLuIp013n4

> Russians began three days of voting Friday in the country’s first wartime parliamentary election. With virtually no opposition taking part, the result is all but certain to reinforce the Kremlin’s political dominance.

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