Alegerile parlamentare din Rusia au miză directă pentru Europa de Est. Cum arată tabloul actual: cine candidează și cine are cele mai mari șanse

Russia is preparing for the State Duma elections scheduled for September 18-20, 2026, under a political system dominated by Vladimir Putin and his party, United Russia. The elections will select 450 members of the Duma, with a mixed electoral system. The exclusion of the opposition party Yabloko, which opposed the war in Ukraine, highlights the lack of genuine political competition. United Russia is expected to maintain its majority, while other parties, including the Communist Party and LDPR, largely align with Kremlin policies. The political landscape remains tightly controlled, with limited space for dissenting voices, especially after Yabloko's exclusion, which critics argue undermines political pluralism.