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United Russia leads in Russian Duma elections with 57.5% of vote

Preliminary results show the ruling party ahead as election officials report thwarted cyberattacks.

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United Russia leads in Russian Duma elections with 57.5% of vote

What this story says

  • United Russia has secured 57.5% of the vote in Russian Duma elections, based on preliminary results from about 14% of ballots counted, according to the Central Election Commission.
  • The Central Election Commission also reported a 55% voter turnout, with attempts at cyberattacks on digital voting systems being thwarted.
  • Voting concluded at 9 p.m. local time, which was 3 p.m. in Brasília time.
  • The election results indicate a strong performance for Vladimir Putin's party.

Who covered it

Left 20%(2)Centre 20%(2)Right 60%(6)

Percentages are shares of the 10 outlets carrying a published leaning rating. 46 of the 56 outlets we know ran this story carry no rating and are not counted in them. Coverage measured .

Trust

68/100

Craft

77/100

Hype

12/100

56 sources · methodology

Preliminary results from Russia's State Duma elections show the ruling United Russia party in the lead. The Central Election Commission announced that with approximately 14% of ballots processed, United Russia had received 57.5% of the vote. The commission also reported a 55% voter turnout and stated that attempts to launch cyberattacks against the digital voting systems were unsuccessful. Voting concluded at 9 p.m. local time.

Divergent vote percentages reported

Reports present differing figures for United Russia's vote share. The Central Election Commission announced that the party received 57.5% of the vote after about 14% of ballots were counted, as reported by Libre and gazetaweb.com. However, turkiyegazetesi.com.tr stated the party received 49.4% of the vote with a 55% voter turnout, also citing the Central Election Commission.

Coverage by outlet

nv.ua reported that preliminary results showed United Russia receiving the largest number of votes after processing about 14% of protocols. turkiyegazetesi.com.tr stated that with a 55 percent turnout, Vladimir Putin's United Russia party retained its top position with 49.4 percent of the vote. The outlet also noted the Central Election Commission announced that cyberattack attempts on digital systems were thwarted. Libre reported that Vladimir Putin's ruling United Russia party was on course for a victory, garnering 57.5% of the vote with almost 14% of votes counted, according to the Central Election Commission. gazetaweb.com reported that the United Russia party leads Russia's parliamentary elections with 57.5% of the votes after 14% of the ballots, according to data from the Central Electoral Commission. This outlet also noted the vote closed at 9 p.m. local time (3 p.m. Brasília time).

Omissions in reporting

None of the digests mention the specific time voting closed in Brasília.

Still developing. We have re-checked which outlets are covering this 1 time, most recently on 20 Sept 2026, 23:00, and will add the sides that appear.

Questions about this coverage

How did the left and right cover United Russia leads in Russian Duma elections with 57.5% of vote?
Of the 10 outlets on this story carrying a published leaning rating, 20% are rated left, 20% are rated centre, 60% are rated right. Those percentages are shares of the rated outlets, not of every outlet that ran it, which was 56. The sections above set out what each side emphasised, in its own terms.
Is United Russia leads in Russian Duma elections with 57.5% of vote left or right?
Too few of the outlets on this story carry a published leaning rating to say. 10 of them do, and this site does not characterise a field under 12: at that size one newsroom filing moves the share by ten points. The percentages above are the count as it stands.
Is the coverage of United Russia leads in Russian Duma elections with 57.5% of vote biased?
United Russia leads in Russian Duma elections with 57.5% of vote is one event reported by 56 outlets, and this page does not rate the story as biased or unbiased. What it publishes is the spread: which outlets ran it, where named rating organisations place each of them on the spectrum, and what each side chose to lead with. A leaning rating describes an outlet's record over time, not this article, and the two should not be run together.
Which outlets covered United Russia leads in Russian Duma elections with 57.5% of vote?
56 that we know of, every one of them listed further up this page with a link to its own report and to what we hold on the publisher. Nothing here is a summary of somebody else's summary: the outlets are named so the original reporting can be read.
What were the preliminary results for the Russian Duma elections?
Preliminary results announced by the Central Election Commission indicated that United Russia received 57.5% of the vote after approximately 14% of ballots were counted. The party is leading the parliamentary elections.
What was the voter turnout in the Russian Duma elections?
The Central Election Commission reported a voter turnout of 55 percent in the Russian Duma elections. This figure was cited alongside preliminary results for the United Russia party.
Were there any issues reported during the Russian Duma elections?
The Central Election Commission announced that attempts at cyberattacks on the digital voting systems during the election process were thwarted. No other significant issues were mentioned in the preliminary reports.

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