Russian President Vladimir Putin voted electronically on Friday in the elections to the State Duma. He cast his vote from his office in the Kremlin. Russian authorities released a video showing the president watching a computer screen during the electronic voting. novinky.cz ↗
The elections are the first parliamentary elections in Russia since the start of the invasion of Ukraine. Opposition parties were not permitted to take part. According to available information, voters can choose only among parties that support Putin and his war against Ukraine. Tagesspiegel ↗
The Council of Europe and the European Union condemned the elections as fake. The criticism concerns mainly the conditions under which the vote is taking place and the restriction of political competition. The European institutions also stated that such elections will not bring about an end to the war in Ukraine. SITA ↗
According to assessments, the Kremlin has the course of the elections under control. However, attention is also being drawn to the growing political activity of veterans from Ukraine, who are seeking influence. According to analyses, the new State Duma could also address broader mobilization. startitup.sk ↗
The outcome of the elections is to determine the composition of the lower house of the Russian parliament for the next term. The parliament is expected to remain under the control of political forces supporting the president and the continuation of the country's current direction.
Putin voted online in the elections to the Russian State Duma
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Vladimir Putin
Prezident Ruska
01.09.2026
„derzeit komplexen geopolitischen Lage"
Vyjadrenie na summite SCO v Biškeku
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Vladimir Putin
Prezident Ruskej federácie
10.05.2026
„Myslím, že ukrajinský konflikt sa blíži ku koncu"
Vyjadrenie na summite v Moskve počas oslav výročia víťazstva
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Tieto voľby vojnu nezastavia. Rada Európy aj Európska únia odsúdili „falošné“ voľby do ruskej Štátnej dumy
SITA
| 15:04 18.09.
Mžourání do počítače, pak úsměv a dvojí poděkování. Putin hlasoval elektronicky
novinky.cz
| 15:36 18.09.
Duma-Wahl in Russland: Putins Kriegswahl - Russland wählt neues Parlament
Tagesspiegel
| 15:09 18.09.
Kremeľ má voľby pod kontrolou, Putin však čelí nebezpečnejšej hrozbe. O moc sa hlásia veteráni z Ukrajiny (ANALÝZA)
startitup.sk
| 14:48 18.09.
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