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  "id": 8228213,
  "title": "Russia votes in wartime election set to secure the Kremlin's power",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/russia-votes-in-wartime-election-set-to-secure-the-kremlins-power",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-18T09:52:50.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "France 24",
    "slug": "france-24",
    "url": "https://www.france24.com/en/video/20260918-russia-votes-in-wartime-election-set-to-secure-the-kremlin-s-power"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Voting got underway on Friday in a tightly controlled three-day parliamentary election in Russia which President Vladimir Putin has framed as a barometer of support for Russia's war in Ukraine. It is the first parliamentary election since Russia launched its full-scale war in Ukraine in February 2022, and most anti-war candidates have been excluded from the ballot.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 4,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Al Jazeera",
        "title": "Why the Kremlin fears even the ‘managed opposition’ in Russia",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/why-the-kremlin-fears-even-the-managed-opposition-in-russia",
        "published": "2026-09-18T09:10:42.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Kyiv Independent",
        "title": "Inside Russia's 2026 parliamentary election: Banned opposition, rigging, and war",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/inside-russias-2026-parliamentary-election-banned-opposition-rigging",
        "published": "2026-09-18T09:28:19.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Voting begins in Russia’s parliamentary election",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/voting-begins-in-russias-parliamentary-election",
        "published": "2026-09-18T10:03:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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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."
}