{
  "id": 10523876,
  "title": "Russia’s ruling party nominates Vyacheslav Volodin for a third consecutive term as speaker of the State Duma",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/28/russias-ruling-party-nominates-vyacheslav-volodin-for-a-third",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-28T19:58:56.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Meduza (English)",
    "slug": "meduza-english",
    "url": "https://meduza.io/en/news/2026/09/28/russia-s-ruling-party-nominates-vyacheslav-volodin-for-a-third-consecutive-term-as-speaker-of-the-state-duma"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "United Russia has chosen Vyacheslav Volodin to serve a third consecutive term as speaker of the State Duma, according to party leader Dmitry Medvedev's statement to Russian President Vladimir Putin. Medvedev highlighted Putin's endorsement as a factor in selecting Volodin. Volodin secured his seat in Saratov with over 82% of the vote in the election. This marks his third tenure as speaker, having held the role since 2016. United Russia emerged victorious, capturing 349 out of the 450 seats in the State Duma, marking their most successful performance ever. Independent election analysts attributed their triumph to potential vote manipulation. Volodin's ability to curry favor with Putin, as detailed in Meduza's archives, is noted in the article \"He's not a person, he's a biorobot: How State Duma Speaker Vyacheslav Volodin mastered the art of pleasing Putin.\" Meduza upholds transparency regarding its use of AI in journalism, with the article being penned by a human journalist and translated using an AI model. Every draft undergoes review by a Meduza editor before publication. Corrections can be reported to reports@meduza.io. For full access to Meduza's English-language content, subscription to their newsletter is recommended.",
  "summary": "United Russia has nominated Vyacheslav Volodin as speaker of the new State Duma, party leader Dmitry Medvedev told Russian President Vladimir Putin at a meeting.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}