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Notably, 46 individuals who participated in the war in Ukraine were elected as deputies.","category":"Politics","area":"Russia","publishedAt":"2026-09-25T14:05:28.011Z","sourceReportedAt":"2026-09-25T13:35:03.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-09-25T14:05:28.011Z","readTime":"3 min read","scores":{"trust":42,"critic":57,"hype":41,"notes":{"trust":"Central claim attributed to named body, with two independent outlets and figures given with origin.","critic":"Reporting includes quotes from affected parties and names specific figures, dates, and places.","hype":"Headline promises a record number of seats, which is supported by the body of the report."}},"tags":["#Russia","#Elections","#StateDuma","#UnitedRussia","#WarInUkraine"],"entities":["United Russia","State Duma","Central Election Commission","Ella Pamfilova","Communist Party","Vladimir Putin"],"body":[{"type":"key_takeaways","items":["United Russia won 349 of the 450 seats in the State Duma, according to the Central Election Commission.","The elections, held from September 18-20, saw a turnout of 59.8%.","Forty-six participants in the war in Ukraine were elected to the new Duma.","Russia's Communist Party secured the second-highest number of seats with 37."]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Russia's State Duma elections, held between September 18 and 20, concluded with the ruling United Russia party winning 349 out of 450 seats. The Central Election Commission announced the final results, stating that 59.8% of eligible voters participated. Among the newly elected deputies are 46 individuals who have participated in the war in Ukraine. Russia's Communist Party came in second, winning 37 seats."},{"type":"heading","text":"Disagreement on election context"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"One report described the elections as a \"farce\" and \"imitation\" of an election, held without significant opposition and on occupied Ukrainian territory. Other reports stated the elections were \"tightly managed\" and that the Kremlin welcomed the election of war veterans."},{"type":"heading","text":"What the coverage left out"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"None of the right-rated digests mention that some vote-count protocols, including from occupied Ukrainian territories, had not been published. 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