{
  "id": 7668594,
  "title": "Russian citizens in Lanka to vote in State Duma elections",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/russian-citizens-in-lanka-to-vote-in-state-duma-elections",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-16T00:03:39.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Island Sri Lanka",
    "slug": "the-island-sri-lanka",
    "url": "http://island.lk/russian-citizens-in-lanka-to-vote-in-state-duma-elections/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Russian citizens living in or visiting Sri Lanka will be able to participate in the upcoming State Duma elections on September 20. The Russian Embassy in Sri Lanka has announced that polling will take place at polling station No. 8338 within the embassy's premises located at 404, Bauddhaloka Mawatha, Colombo 07. The voting station will remain open from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. on the election day, according to the embassy.\n\nRussian citizens who are 18 years or older, regardless of whether they are permanently residing in Sri Lanka or are merely temporarily visiting, are eligible to cast their votes. The embassy has stated that no prior registration is necessary to participate in the voting process. To ensure eligibility, voters are required to present documents confirming their Russian citizenship during their visit to the polling station.\n\nIt is important to note that the election is set to elect deputies for the ninth convocation of the State Duma, the lower house of Russia’s Federal Assembly.",
  "summary": "Russian citizens residing or temporarily visiting Sri Lanka will have the opportunity to cast their ballots in the elections to the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation on September 20. The Embassy of the Russian Federation in Sri Lanka said polling would be held at polling station No. 8338 at the […]",
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  "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."
}