Putin consolidates grip on Russia as 49 Ukraine war veterans elected to parliament
United Russia, the party led by Vladimir Putin before his presidency, won 355 of 450 Duma seats. Photograph: Vyacheslav Prokofyev/Pool Sputnik Kremlin/APView image in fullscreenUnited Russia, the party led by Vladimir Putin before his presidency, won 355 of 450 Duma seats. The result further consolidates Vladimir Putin’s grip on power and gives United Russia a super-majority bigger than its previous 2016 record of 343 seats.The polls are the first to be held since Putin’s 2022 full-scale invasion.
- ▪United Russia, the party led by Vladimir Putin before his presidency, won 355 of 450 Duma seats.
- ▪Photograph: Vyacheslav Prokofyev/Pool Sputnik Kremlin/APView image in fullscreenUnited Russia, the party led by Vladimir Putin before his presidency, won 355 of 450 Duma seats.
- ▪The result further consolidates Vladimir Putin’s grip on power and gives United Russia a super-majority bigger than its previous 2016 record of 343 seats.The polls are the first to be held since Putin’s 2022 full-scale invasion.
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United Russia, the party led by Vladimir Putin before his presidency, won 355 of 450 Duma seats. Photograph: Vyacheslav Prokofyev/Pool Sputnik Kremlin/APView image in fullscreenUnited Russia, the party led by Vladimir Putin before his presidency, won 355 of 450 Duma seats. Photograph: Vyacheslav Prokofyev/Pool Sputnik Kremlin/APRussiaPutin consolidates grip on Russia as 49 Ukraine war veterans elected to parliamentPro-Kremlin party’s record victory in tightly controlled vote likely to be used as evidence country supports warLuke Harding and agenciesMon 21 Sep 2026 09.40 EDTLast modified on Mon 21 Sep 2026 09.57 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleRussia’s new parliament will include 49 deputies who have taken part in the war against Ukraine, officials have said after a landslide victory…
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