Russian State Duma Speaker Vyacheslav Volodin tops 92% in early district results
State Duma Speaker Vyacheslav Volodin has more than 92% of the vote in his single-member district in Saratov in the election for the new Duma, with 4.05% of precinct reports processed, Russia’s Central Election Commission said. Communist Party candidate Denis Bulanov is second with 4.11%.
Russian State Duma Speaker Vyacheslav Volodin leads in early district results for the new Duma, with over 92% of the vote in his Saratov constituency, according to the Central Election Commission. Out of the 4.05% of precinct reports processed, Communist Party candidate Denis Bulanov is in second place with 4.11%. In the last parliamentary election in September 2021, Volodin secured 76.32% of the vote in the same district, with 4.48% of precinct reports processed.
Once all reports were in, he finished with 72.11%. Volodin has been serving as Duma speaker for two terms since 2016. At Meduza, transparency is a commitment; this story was written by one of our journalists and translated using an AI model that follows strict editorial standards. Every draft is reviewed by a Meduza editor before publication.
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