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
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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
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
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Craft
77/100
Hype
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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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56 outlets, grouped by the leaning a published rating gives them. Every headline links to the original; an underlined outlet name opens our profile of that publisher.
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2- Russia: Putin’s Party Leads to a Comfortable Victory in War Marked Parliamentarians · Global Voices (opens France24 in a new tab)
- Putin’s Party Wins Legislative Ones with 57.3% of Votes, According to the First Results (opens El Periódico in a new tab)
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Right
6- In Russia, It Points to a Convincing Victory for Putin's United Russia (opens nova24tv.si in a new tab)
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- Kremlin Party Wins Legislative Votes with 57.3% in Elections Marked by Irregularities · Global Voices (opens El Debate in a new tab)
- Putin's Party Wins Elections in Russia with 57.54% of the Votes Economic Journal (opens Sapo in a new tab)
- In Duma Elections without Opposition, Kremlin Party Leads by a Wide Margin (opens NOS in a new tab)
- PRELIMINARY RESULTS OF THE STATE DUMA ELECTIONS IN RUSSIA (opens news-pravda.com in a new tab)
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- Elections in Russia, Tailored to Vladimir Putin: His Party Won 57.5% of the Votes in the Legislative (opens Clarin in a new tab)
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46- Russia Announces Preliminary Results of Elections to the State Duma: United Russia Gains More than 50% (opens Unknown in a new tab)
Unknown
- The Kremlin Faced Its First Post-War Test! Russian Voters Sent a Message to Putin at the Ballot Box. (opens turkiyegazetesi.com.tr in a new tab)
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- Putin Party Leads Legislative Elections in Russia with 57% of Votes (opens Revista Oeste in a new tab)
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- First Results: Kremlin Party United Russia Electoral Winners (opens suedtirolnews.it in a new tab)
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- Russia Elections: Putin's Party on Course for Sweeping Victory (opens Libre in a new tab)
- Russia: Putin’s Party Wins Legislative Elections with More Than 57% Votes · Global Voices (opens Gestion in a new tab)
- CEC Reported on the Various Preliminary Results of the Electronic and Paper Voting (opens RTVI in a new tab)
- In Russia, the First Results of the Elections to the State Duma Were Announced: How Much Is Putin's Party Gaining (opens ТСН.ua in a new tab)
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- Putin Takes Advantage in the Russian Parliament Elections with More than Half the Votes, According to the First Official Results (opens noticiasdegipuzkoa.eus in a new tab)
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- Putin Takes Advantage in the Russian Parliament Elections with More than Half the Votes, According to the First Official Results (opens Deia in a new tab)
- Putin Takes Advantage in the Russian Parliament Elections with More than Half the Votes, According to the First Official Results (opens noticiasdealava.eus in a new tab)
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- Putin Takes Advantage in the Russian Parliament Elections with More than Half the Votes, According to the First Official Results (opens Noticias de Navarra in a new tab)
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- Elections in Russia, Russia Putin United Ahead with 49.4% (opens Bigodino in a new tab)
- Democracy, Russian Style. Putin Declares the Triumph of the People's Will (opens rmf24.pl in a new tab)
rmf24.pl — is rmf24.pl biased? Our profile of this outletOpinion
- Putin Wins Russian Legislatives with 57.5% Vote, According to First Results (opens The Objective in a new tab)
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- The First Election Results in Russia! Voter Turnout Has Never Been Higher, and Here Are How Many Votes Putin's Party Won (opens Naslovi.net in a new tab)
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- Russia - Elections: Putin's "United Russia" Is Heading for a Comfortable Victory (opens Tribune.gr in a new tab)
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- Russian Parliamentary Elections: First Results Show Comfortable Victory for Putin's Ruling Party - ONLARISSA.GR News Larissa (opens onlarissa.gr in a new tab)
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- "Absolute victory." Putin, the News Has Just Arrived. (opens The Social Post in a new tab)
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- Preliminary Results of Russian State Duma Elections Revealed (opens knews.media in a new tab)
knews.media — is knews.media biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Russian Parliamentary Elections: First Results Show Comfortable Victory for Putin's Ruling Party (opens ERT NEWS in a new tab)
- PUTIN RETAINED POWER: His Party Won the Elections, but the First Estimates Do Not Give It 50% of the Votes! (opens serbiantimes.info in a new tab)
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- Putin's United Russia Wins Legislature with Over 57% in First Results (opens IOL Portugal in a new tab)
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- Russian Elections Complete: United Russia Wins 57.54 Percent of Votes, According to Preliminary Results (opens Avaz.ba in a new tab)
- If the Question Was Asked at All: United Russia Won the Parliamentary Elections (opens portalanalitika.me in a new tab)
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- 'Russia Unity' Wins the Election, First Results at 57.31% (opens Agi.it in a new tab)
- Putin's Party Sets Up with Broad Advantage in Russian Parliamentary Elections · Global Voices (opens El Periodista Online in a new tab)
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- Putin’s Party Clearly Wins Elections to the Russian Parliament, According to the First Official Results (opens Nómada News in a new tab)
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- One Russia, over 57 Percent, Even the LDPR Bypasses the New People, the Righteous Russia Crawled the 5% Barrier, the CEC Counted 20% of the Ballots, but that's Not What the Russians Care About, but What Happens After the Election, the New Gazette. (opens Новая газета - Novayagazeta.ru in a new tab)
- NO SURPRISE AT ALL The First Results of the Russian Elections Are In (opens 24sata.hr in a new tab)
- Putin's Party Wins Parliamentary Elections with 49.4% of Votes (opens volimpodgoricu.me in a new tab)
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- Russia: Comfortable Victory for Putin's Party in the Parliamentary Elections (opens cyprustimes.com in a new tab)
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- Russia’s Legislative Elections: Putin’s Party Wins with 57.5% Votes, First Results · Global Voices (opens El Comercio in a new tab)
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- First Results of Russian Elections Announced, Putin's Party in a Convincing Lead (opens atvbl.rs in a new tab)
- Elections to the State Duma in Russia Have Ended (opens Apa in a new tab)
- Preliminary Clearance Points to Putin's Party Victory (opens gazetaweb.com in a new tab)
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- Elections in Russia: Putin's Clear Lead and Historic Record Turnout (opens zougla.gr in a new tab)
- Russia: 57.5% Lead for Putin's United Russia with 14% of Votes Counted (opens ΑΘΗΝΑ 9,84 in a new tab)
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- Russia Closes Polls in Moscow, Voter Turnout Passes 56% - World — News Standard (opens standartnews.com in a new tab)
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- First Elections Since the Invasion of Ukraine: Putin's Party Swept Its Opponents! Voting Also Took Place in the Occupied Territories (opens topky.sk in a new tab)
- Government Party Leads Parliamentary Elections in Russia (opens Folha de S.Paulo in a new tab)
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- Election in Russia: Preliminary Clearance Points to Putin's Party Victory (opens Metrópoles in a new tab)
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- Polling Stations for the State Duma Elections Have Been Closed in Moscow (opens Life.ru in a new tab)
- United Russia Clearly Dominated the Elections to the Russian State Duma, Elections Were Also Held in the Occupied Territories of Ukraine (opens Hospodárske Noviny in a new tab)
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- United Russia Wins Legislative Elections and Maintains Control of the Duma (opens udgtv in a new tab)
- Polling Stations Have Been Set up in Istanbul for the Russian State Duma Elections. (opens anlatilaninotesi.com.tr in a new tab)
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