{"id":162577,"date":"2026-09-18T14:49:11","date_gmt":"2026-09-18T18:49:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/sin-categoria\/elections-in-russia-10-turnout-in-legislative-polls\/"},"modified":"2026-09-18T14:49:11","modified_gmt":"2026-09-18T18:49:11","slug":"elections-in-russia-10-turnout-in-legislative-polls","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/national\/elections-in-russia-10-turnout-in-legislative-polls\/","title":{"rendered":"Elections in Russia: 10% turnout in legislative polls"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Russia begins election day: More than 10% of citizens have already voted<\/h2>\n\n<p>The legislative elections in Russia have begun with a steady flow of participation. According to official data provided by the Central Election Commission, during the first hours of this Friday, 10.41% of the electoral roll had already cast their vote at the polls. The process, which will extend until Sunday night, is taking place under strict security protocols at centers enabled throughout the country.<\/p>\n\n<p>In Moscow, polling stations opened their doors at 08:00 local time, joining a complex logistics operation that began nine hours earlier in the easternmost regions, such as Chukotka and Kamchatka. This electoral event seeks to define the composition of the Duma, the lower house of the Russian Parliament, where 450 seats are being contested.<\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The rise of electronic voting and logistics abroad<\/h2>\n\n<p>One of the most notable aspects of this day is the strong commitment to the digital system. Electronic voting, although it has generated debates and criticism from opposition sectors, has recorded a high turnout, exceeding 50% of the voters registered for this modality at the start of the elections.<\/p>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>More than 111 million citizens are called to the polls in 89 regions of the country.<\/li><li>More than 90,000 polling stations have been set up nationwide.<\/li><li>Internationally, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has arranged 333 polling stations in 152 countries for Russian citizens residing abroad.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n<p>It should be noted that, due to changes in diplomatic organization, the number of polling stations in nations such as Germany and Israel has been reduced compared to previous electoral processes.<\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Political landscape and challenges of the race<\/h2>\n\n<p>The United Russia party arrives at this electoral appointment with the goal of maintaining its constitutional majority in the legislature. While official polls project a favorable voting intention for the Kremlin&#8217;s party, independent analysts suggest different margins, although they agree that the political force will manage to consolidate a dominant position in the new legislature.<\/p>\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>The electoral contest faces significant tensions, including the exclusion of political forces such as Yabloko, a party that opposes the war, and international questioning regarding the legitimacy of holding votes in territories under occupation.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n<p>As the process continues its march, attention is focused on citizen participation and how the integration of new deputies will define Russia&#8217;s political course for the years to come, under the watchful eye of various international organizations that have expressed their reservations about the transparency and inclusion of all voices in this electoral cycle.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Russia begins election day: More than 10% of citizens have already voted The legislative elections in Russia have begun with a steady flow of participation. According to official data provided by the Central Election Commission, during the first hours of this Friday, 10.41% of the electoral roll had already cast their vote at the polls. 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