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  "id": 8910531,
  "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-8910531",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-21T10:29:40.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
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    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/world/2026/09/21/putin-s-united-russia-wins-record-355-parliament-seats-election-chief"
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  "account": "In Russia's parliamentary election, President Vladimir Putin's United Russia party secured a historic record 355 seats in the 450-seat Duma, preliminary results released by electoral chief Ella Pamfilova on Monday showed. This victory surpassed the previous high of 343 seats in 2016. The election, Russia's first since its invasion of Ukraine in 2022, saw no parties opposing Putin's government participate. Turnout was reported at over 59%, with the Kremlin expressing gratitude for the nation's participation despite \"psychological pressure\".\n\nThe Communist Party secured second place with 40 seats, while the nationalist LDPR party took 25 seats. The New People party earned 20 seats. United Russia's dominance in Russian politics dates back to the early 2000s, and Putin has been in power since New Year's Eve 1999. Pamfilova revealed that more than 95% of votes had been counted, with the final results expected to be announced later in the week.",
  "summary": "With almost all votes counted, results showed Vladimir Putin's party will have a supermajority larger than its previous 2016 record of 343 seats.",
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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",
        "published": "2026-09-21T09:46:22.000Z"
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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",
        "published": "2026-09-21T10:29:40.000Z"
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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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