{
  "id": 8232449,
  "title": "Russians vote for new parliament after campaign marked by near silence",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/russians-vote-for-new-parliament-after-campaign-marked-by-near-silence",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-18T10:51:45.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "RFI English",
    "slug": "rfi-english",
    "url": "https://www.rfi.fr/en/international/20260918-russians-vote-for-new-parliament-after-campaign-marked-by-near-silence"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Russians began voting on Friday in three days of parliamentary elections to choose the 450 members of the State Duma, after a campaign with little public debate or television coverage. More than four years into the war in Ukraine, candidates have also had few opportunities to challenge Kremlin policies.",
  "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."
}