{
  "id": 8882092,
  "title": "A Just Russia fails to clear threshold for State Duma party-list seats after 95% of ballots counted, election officials say",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/21/a-just-russia-fails-to-clear-threshold-for-state-duma-party-list",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-21T08:23:10.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Meduza (English)",
    "slug": "meduza-english",
    "url": "https://meduza.io/en/news/2026/09/21/a-just-russia-fails-to-clear-threshold-for-state-duma-party-list-seats-after-95-of-ballots-counted-election-officials-say"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A Just Russia failed to reach the 5% threshold necessary for State Duma party-list seats after 95% of votes were counted, according to election officials. The party secured 4.96% of the vote on party lists, with 94.95% of ballots tallied. As of now, United Russia leads in the federal list with 57.83% of the vote. United Russia, the Russian Communist Party (KPRF), the Liberal Democratic Party of Russia (LDPR), and New People are the top contenders, with the latter three parties gaining 13.81%, 8.97%, and 7.06% of the vote, respectively. Preliminary data suggests United Russia might secure a constitutional majority in the State Duma, needing 301 seats out of 450 total.",
  "summary": "A Just Russia fell short of the 5% threshold required to enter the State Duma, drawing 4.96% of the vote on party lists with 94.95% of ballots counted.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/21/russia-election-results-putins-united-russia-leads-as-opposition",
        "published": "2026-09-21T05:41:47.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "New Voice of Ukraine",
        "title": "Russia prioritized Duma election turnout over public safety during drone attack",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/21/russia-prioritized-duma-election-turnout-over-public-safety-during",
        "published": "2026-09-21T06:46:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}