European Parliament condemns Russian parliamentary elections

08.10.2026 15:00 HotInfo

The European Parliament approved a resolution on Thursday in Strasbourg rejecting the September elections to the Russian State Duma. According to the adopted document, they cannot be considered free or fair. MEPs also described the elections as political theater. Telex ↗

The vote concerned the European Parliament's position on the Russian political process and the manner in which the elections to the lower house of the Russian parliament were conducted. The resolution represents a formal condemnation of the elections by the European Union institution.

However, not all Hungarian MEPs took part in the vote. Several members of the Tisza party did not participate in the vote on the condemnation of Russia. The result thus also highlighted differing positions among Hungarian representatives in the European Parliament. Index.hu ↗

The available data shows that Hungarian MEPs supported the resolution only to a limited extent. Some of them voted in favor of its adoption, while others did not participate in the vote. However, the specific breakdown of votes by individual MEPs is not detailed in the information provided.

The resolution is another expression of the European Parliament's critical stance toward political processes in Russia. Its adoption also shows that the assessment of the legitimacy of Russian parliamentary elections remains a subject of political dispute between European institutions and Moscow.

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