{
  "id": 8861172,
  "title": "Russian State Duma Speaker Vyacheslav Volodin tops 92% in early district results",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/21/russian-state-duma-speaker-vyacheslav-volodin-tops-92-in-early",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-21T06:23:50.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Meduza (English)",
    "slug": "meduza-english",
    "url": "https://meduza.io/en/news/2026/09/21/russian-state-duma-speaker-vyacheslav-volodin-tops-92-in-early-district-results"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Russian State Duma Speaker Vyacheslav Volodin leads in early district results for the new Duma, with over 92% of the vote in his Saratov constituency, according to the Central Election Commission. Out of the 4.05% of precinct reports processed, Communist Party candidate Denis Bulanov is in second place with 4.11%. In the last parliamentary election in September 2021, Volodin secured 76.32% of the vote in the same district, with 4.48% of precinct reports processed. Once all reports were in, he finished with 72.11%. Volodin has been serving as Duma speaker for two terms since 2016. At Meduza, transparency is a commitment; this story was written by one of our journalists and translated using an AI model that follows strict editorial standards. Every draft is reviewed by a Meduza editor before publication. Should you spot any errors in this translation, please reach out to reports@meduza.io. For Meduza's exclusive English content, consider subscribing to our newsletter.",
  "summary": "State Duma Speaker Vyacheslav Volodin has more than 92% of the vote in his single-member district in Saratov in the election for the new Duma, with 4.05% of precinct reports processed, Russia’s Central Election Commission said. Communist Party candidate Denis Bulanov is second with 4.11%.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "ERR News Estonia",
        "title": "Russians in Estonia cast State Duma election votes at Tallinn embassy",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/21/russians-in-estonia-cast-state-duma-election-votes-at-tallinn-embassy",
        "published": "2026-09-21T05:37:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}