Two independent exit polls covering 27 countries put New People first with around 45% and United Russia as low as 2.8%, the reverse of official results inside Russia, where Putin's party took nearly 58%. Exit poll organisers said the gap "destroys the image of supposed support for the authorities." #RussiaElections #VoteAbroad #PutinOpposition
Five Western nations and Kyiv condemned the voting in occupied Ukraine as illegal, while a Ukrainian drone strike on Moscow on the final day of polling killed two people. #RussiaElections #UnitedRussia #DemocracyErosion
Valdai Club members and RT contributors are reporting on Russia’s sham elections as if they were legitimate. Someone from United Russia probably just made that number up. https://t.co/VNOkWNDYvC #RussiaElections #ValdaiClub #UnitedRussia #RU
Russia's elections are not democratic—they are a political ritual for the Kremlin. Once the vote is over, a new mobilisation may follow. When will the Russian opposition realise that dictatorships cannot be replaced ‘democratically’? #RussiaElections #PoliticalRitual #RussianOpposition #RU
I appeal to the media writing today about the “elections in Russia.” These “elections” are a propaganda farce meant to legitimize Putin’s criminal, authoritarian regime and his mafia, and also to authorize the occupation of Ukraine. This has nothing in common with elections as https://t.co/ET00W5ixvV #RussiaElections #PutinRegime #Propaganda #RU #UA
The election, held to elect members in all seats of the lower house State Duma, is the first since Moscow launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022. #RussiaElections #Cyberattacks #UkraineCrisis
The vote comes as the Russian capital was hit by what its governor described as the "largest-scale attack" on the city since the war in Ukraine began. #RussiaElections #UkraineConflict #UnitedRussia
A few observations on Russia’s election spectacle: ✅ Russia is a dictatorship. There are no free elections and no genuine domestic political process. The real opposition has been destroyed. ✅ Every party allowed into the “elections” plays a role assigned by the Kremlin. The #RussiaElections #Dictatorship #PoliticalRepression #RU
The three-day vote will fill 450 Duma seats and 11 regional governorships, with only parties backing Putin and Russia's ongoing war in Ukraine on the ballot. Despite official denials of a new draft, fears of mobilisation are overshadowing the vote. #RussiaElections #Putin #AntiWarParty
Russia’s parliamentary election is under way, with voting beginning in the Far East on Friday, 18 September before spreading across the country for three days. Polls will remain open until Sunday evening, when voters will have chosen all 450 members of the State Duma. #RussiaElections #WarInUkraine #StateDuma
There is no doubt over the outcome of this vote, but for the Kremlin they are still an important moment. #RussiaElections #ManagedDemocracy #WarInUkraine
There is no doubt over the outcome of this vote, but for the Kremlin they are still an important moment. #RussiaElections #ManagedDemocracy #UkraineConflict
An important reminder ahead of Russia’s so-called State Duma elections. The Kremlin decides who can run, controls the process, and the result is decided before the ballots are counted. That is not an election. It is a Kremlin-controlled performance. https://t.co/myHkMkNbwg #RussiaElections #KremlinControl #ElectionFraud #RU
I’ve always respected Chatham House’s analysis. But this latest take on Russia’s “elections” is a reminder that even the most respected institutions can get Russia badly wrong. #ChathamHouse #RussiaElections #PoliticalAnalysis #RU
Due to the catastrophic situation on the front lines and inside Russia, Russian intelligence services have reportedly suggested that the September charade they call elections could be cancelled or postponed. If that happens, it will be interesting to see whether all the https://t.co/ELNF59O2Y2 #RussiaElections #Intelligence #Frontlines #RU
18–20 September 2026: Russia stages another “election” without free media, real opposition or rule of law. We have seen this before. In September 2000, Milošević also believed propaganda, fear and nationalism were enough to stay in power forever. Weeks later, his regime https://t.co/AA0QH1JW7S #RussiaElections #Authoritarianism #FreeMedia #RU #RS
