Alegeri în Rusia: rușii își aleg deputații în scrutinul care se desfășoară timp de trei zile în plin război • Newsweek România

Elections for the State Duma in Russia began on September 18, 2023, amid ongoing conflict with Ukraine. Voting will last three days, with over 111 million citizens eligible to participate. The elections are the first since the war escalated in February 2022, and they occur under tight control, with many anti-war candidates excluded. President Putin urged citizens to vote, framing it as support for the military efforts in Ukraine. The ruling party, United Russia, aims to maintain its constitutional majority, despite low public support. Concerns about election integrity have arisen, with hackers claiming to have compromised the electoral commission's servers, alleging manipulation of the voting process.