United Russia Wins 349 of 450 Seats in Russian Duma
Election results confirm ruling party's dominance, with 46 war participants elected to parliament.
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What this story says
- 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.
Who covered it
Percentages are shares of the 8 outlets carrying a published leaning rating. 11 of the 19 outlets we know ran this story carry no rating and are not counted in them. Coverage measured .
Trust
42/100
Craft
57/100
Hype
41/100
19 sources · methodology
Thin on the left so far
Only 1 of the 8 outlets with a published leaning rating that ran this story are rated left.
This story is still being watched, so it is a count and not yet a finding. Coverage keeps arriving for hours after an event, and a side that has published nothing this morning may publish by tonight. If it is still true when we stop checking, we will say so plainly.
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.
Disagreement on election context
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.
What the coverage left out
None of the right-rated digests mention that some vote-count protocols, including from occupied Ukrainian territories, had not been published. None of the right-rated digests mention that the elections were considered an "imitation" by Western countries or that they were held without significant opposition.
Still developing. We have re-checked which outlets are covering this 2 times, most recently on 25 Sept 2026, 14:30, and will add the sides that appear.
How other outlets pictured it
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How each side covered it
Our own reading of the reporting listed below, written from the outlets’ articles rather than quoted from them. The reasoning is set out on our methodology page.
Left
1 rated outlet
- The left-rated report from Meduza led with United Russia winning 349 of 450 seats and highlighted that 46 war participants were elected to the State Duma. The report noted that some vote-count protocols, including those from occupied Ukrainian territories, had not yet been published. Meduza's full report also included a statement from the Central Election Commission head, Ella Pamfilova, that service members were "the most active and interested voters, who understand perfectly well what they are fighting for."
Centre
1 rated outlet
- The centre-rated report from 15min.lt focused on United Russia winning a record 349 seats, noting this gives the party an even greater advantage than its previous record of 343 seats. The report also mentioned that 46 war participants were elected to the Duma. The headline questioned the credibility of the results, asking "Does Anyone Believe It?" The full report from 15min.lt stated that Western countries consider the elections an "imitation" and that they were held without significant opposition and in occupied Ukrainian territory.
Right
6 rated outlets
- The right-rated reports from Owensboro Messenger-Inquirer, Globo, Yonhap News Agency, Independent Journal Review, and vz.ru all led with United Russia securing a large majority of seats in the State Duma. The number 349 out of 450 seats was consistently reported, with some headlines describing it as a "record high," "absolute majority," or "supermajority." The election of 46 war participants was also a common point, with vz.ru noting that these were participants from a "special military operation."
Questions about this coverage
- How did the left and right cover United Russia Wins 349 of 450 Seats in Russian Duma?
- Of the 8 outlets on this story carrying a published leaning rating, 13% are rated left, 12% are rated centre, 75% are rated right. Those percentages are shares of the rated outlets, not of every outlet that ran it, which was 19. The sections above set out what each side emphasised, in its own terms.
- Is United Russia Wins 349 of 450 Seats in Russian Duma left or right?
- Too few of the outlets on this story carry a published leaning rating to say. 8 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 Wins 349 of 450 Seats in Russian Duma biased?
- United Russia Wins 349 of 450 Seats in Russian Duma is one event reported by 19 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 side is not reporting United Russia Wins 349 of 450 Seats in Russian Duma?
- When we first saw this story, outlets rated left had barely covered it. Coverage accretes for hours after an event, so that is where to look rather than a verdict — the split above is the current count, and it is the one to read.
- Which outlets covered United Russia Wins 349 of 450 Seats in Russian Duma?
- 19 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.
- How many seats did United Russia win in the State Duma?
- United Russia won 349 out of the 450 seats in the State Duma, according to the Central Election Commission. This result was announced after the elections held from September 18-20.
- What was the voter turnout for the Russian elections?
- The turnout for the State Duma elections was 59.8%, according to the Central Election Commission. More than 67.4 million people voted in the elections held between September 18 and 20.
- How many war participants were elected to the Duma?
- Forty-six individuals who participated in the war in Ukraine were elected to the new State Duma. The head of the Central Election Commission stated that service members were among the most active voters.
Read it at the source
19 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.
Left
1Centre
1Right
6- Final results of Russia's tightly managed vote give a record high parliament seats to Kremlin party (opens Owensboro Messenger-Inquirer in a new tab)
Owensboro Messenger-Inquirer — is Owensboro Messenger-Inquirer biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Russia's Ruling Party Wins Landslide Victory in First General Election Since Ukraine War... Secures 78% of Lower House (opens Unknown in a new tab)
Unknown
- Putin's Party Gets 349 of the 450 Chairs of the Russian Parliament (opens Globo in a new tab)
- Russia Secures an Absolute Majority of 349 Seats per Ruling Party in the General election... 46 Veterans Elected (opens 연합뉴스-Yonhap News Agency in a new tab)
연합뉴스-Yonhap News Agency — is 연합뉴스-Yonhap News Agency biased? Our profile of this outlet
- United Russia Secures Record Wartime Duma Supermajority (opens Independent Journal Review in a new tab)
Independent Journal Review — is Independent Journal Review biased? Our profile of this outlet
- The New State Assembly Was Attended by 46 Participants From SVB (opens vz.ru in a new tab)
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11- Russia: 46 War Veterans Elected to Duma - Ruling Party Secures Majority of 349 Seats (opens Naftemporiki in a new tab)
Naftemporiki — is Naftemporiki biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Official: Putin's Party Wins Record Number of Seats in Parliament, Includes Veterans Accused of War Crimes (opens Actualno.com in a new tab)
Actualno.com — is Actualno.com biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Final Results of Parliamentary Elections: United Russia (opens Aktuelno in a new tab)
- Russia - Elections: Kremlin Hails Election of Nearly 50 Veterans of Ukraine War (opens Capital.gr in a new tab)
Capital.gr — is Capital.gr biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Putin's United Russia Wins 349 Out of 450 Seats in Russia's State Duma (opens jauns.lv in a new tab)
- Russia Elections, Putin's Party Gets 349 Seats Out of 450 (opens Agi.it in a new tab)
- Official: Putin's Party Wins Three-Quarters Majority in Russian Parliament (opens economx.hu in a new tab)
economx.hu — is economx.hu biased? Our profile of this outlet
- United Russia Wins 349 Out of 450 Seats in Russia's Parliament (opens pmo.ee in a new tab)
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- Putin's Party Consolidates Its Power in the Duma: 349 Seats (opens Aydınlık in a new tab)
- More than 10 per Cent of the New State Duma Are Veterans of the SVB. Head of the CEC: "I Think They're Gonna Be in a Certain Mood" - New Gazette (opens Новая газета - Novayagazeta.ru in a new tab)
- Putin's Party Wins Russian Elections by Wide Margin (opens Correio do Povo in a new tab)
Correio do Povo — is Correio do Povo biased? Our profile of this outlet
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