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Russia won 355 of 450 State Duma seats, capturing 57.83 percent of the vote in
the first such election since the 2022 invasion of Ukraine. Turnout hit a
record 59.32 percent, giving the party an expanded constitutional majority to
pass laws independently.
While Kremlin officials hailed it as wartime
unity, EU's Kaja Kallas criticized the vote for silencing dissent and barring
anti-war voices; Russia's Communist leader warned of defeat if the current path
continues.
