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  "id": 8800699,
  "title": "Russia’s election commission says five parties are on track to enter the State Duma. Ruling United Russia had 57.19% with results in from more than a third of precincts.",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/20/russias-election-commission-says-five-parties-are-on-track-to-enter",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-20T23:47:36.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Meduza (English)",
    "slug": "meduza-english",
    "url": "https://meduza.io/en/news/2026/09/21/russia-s-election-commission-says-five-parties-are-on-track-to-enter-the-state-duma-ruling-united-russia-had-57-19-with-results-in-from-more-than-a-third-of-precincts"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Russia’s Central Election Commission has announced that five political parties are likely to secure seats in the State Duma following partial results from over a third of the voting precincts. United Russia, the ruling party, has secured 57.19% of the vote from federal party lists. The Communist Party trails with 13.85%, while the Liberal Democratic Party holds 9.16% and New People stands at 8.01%. The A Just Russia party has also crossed the 5% threshold, garnering 5.23% of the vote. The commission revealed that United Russia candidates are leading in 161 out of the 225 single-mandate districts. The State Duma comprises 450 seats, with half allocated based on federal party lists and the other half determined by single-mandate district results.",
  "summary": "Russia’s Central Election Commission has released results from the State Duma elections after 36.87% of precinct tally sheets had been processed.",
  "key_points": [],
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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."
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