Event Brief
Russians begin voting in parliamentary election
By The BriefBrief · Sources (4)
Filed: Sep 18, 2026 at 2:13 AM ET
Summary: Polling stations opened Friday in Russia’s Far East for a three-day parliamentary election. President Vladimir Putin’s party is widely expected to win, and only parties supporting Putin and the Kremlin’s Ukraine campaign are registered. It is Russia’s first parliamentary election since troops were sent to Ukraine in February 2022.
WHO: Russian voters; Russia’s parliamentary election authorities
WHAT: Voting begins at polling stations for a three-day parliamentary election in Russia’s Far East.
WHEN: Sep 18, 2026
WHERE: Russia’s Far East
WHY: The election is proceeding as a scheduled parliamentary voting process.
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