{
  "id": 8889283,
  "title": "United Russia secures constitutional majority in State Duma with 355 seats as election officials report record 59% turnout",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/21/united-russia-secures-constitutional-majority-in-state-duma-with-355",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-21T08:52:50.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Meduza (English)",
    "slug": "meduza-english",
    "url": "https://meduza.io/en/news/2026/09/21/united-russia-secures-constitutional-majority-in-state-duma-with-355-seats-as-election-officials-report-record-59-turnout"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Central Election Commission Head Ella Pamfilova announced that the election to Russia's State Duma saw a record-breaking turnout of 59.32%, surpassing previous election turnout levels. United Russia, the ruling party, secured 57.83% of the party-list votes, followed by the Communist Party (KPRF) at 13.81%, the LDPR at 8.98%, New People at 7.96%, and A Just Russia at 4.96%. In single-mandate districts, United Russia candidates led in 208 out of 225 races. This result gives United Russia a constitutional majority, as it now holds 355 seats in the State Duma, surpassing its previous high of 343 seats from the 2016 election.",
  "summary": "Turnout in the election to the State Duma, the lower house of Russia’s parliament, reached 59.32%, according to Central Election Commission Head Ella Pamfilova.",
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        "outlet": "Malay Mail",
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/21/putins-united-russia-wins-355-seats-in-russias-parliamentary-election",
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      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Putin’s United Russia wins record 355 seats in parliament, says election chief",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/21/putins-united-russia-wins-record-355-seats-in-parliament-says",
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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."
}