Did United Russia lead Russia’s September 2026 parliamentary election?

Yes. Partial official results reported on September 20, 2026, showed Russia’s ruling United Russia party comfortably ahead with about 57.5% of the vote in the country’s wartime State Duma parliamentary election — the first since Moscow’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022.

Other permitted parties, including the Communists, LDPR, New People, and Just Russia, trailed by a wide margin but were still on course to win seats. The Kremlin is expected to cast the outcome as public backing for President Vladimir Putin’s policies and the war, now in its fifth year.

Source: Russia’s ruling pro-Putin party on track to win wartime election — CNBC

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