Duma-Wahl in Russland: Putins Kriegswahl - Russland wählt neues Parlament
Zum ersten Mal seit Beginn des Angriffskriegs gegen die Ukraine wählt Russland ein neues Parlament. Die Opposition ist nicht zugelassen. Kremlchef Putin erwartet, dass sein Kriegskurs bestätigt wird.
Russia began a three-day parliamentary election on Wednesday, in response to Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine. The election, which took place amid drone alerts in Sochi and continued Ukrainian counterattacks, saw opposition party Jabloko criticize electoral irregularities. President Putin cast his vote via computer at the Kremlin, urging Russians to vote for the country's victory.
The Kremlin-backed United Russia party, expected to win a two-thirds majority, called on over 110 million Russians to elect 450 deputies for the new State Duma. Opposition parties are not permitted, and ten parties on the ballot are seen as Kremlin-friendly. The election also took place in the parts of Ukraine controlled by Russia, such as Luhansk, Donetsk, Saporishchchya, and Crimea, sparking international criticism of a violation of international law.
Despite extensive criticism, polls suggest the Kremlin party could secure over 30% of the vote, with the Kommunist Party at second place, Nowyje Ljudi at third, and LDPR at fourth.
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