United Russia secures record 355 seats in Duma as Yabloko gains lone regional foothold
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United Russia won 57.8% of the vote, securing 355 of 450 seats in Russia's parliament, while the anti-war Yabloko party cleared the 5% threshold in one regional legislature.
United Russia, the ruling party linked to President Vladimir Putin, obtained 57.83% of the vote in Russia's parliamentary election, according to the Central Electoral Commission. The result translates to 355 seats in the 450-member State Duma, an all-time high that preserves the party's constitutional majority and its ability to pass legislation and constitutional amendments without coalition support.
Four other parties passed the 5% threshold: the Communist Party (13.81%), the ultra-nationalist LDPR (8.98%), New People (7.96%) and Just Russia, which narrowly cleared the barrier. These parties have historically aligned with United Russia on major votes.
Turnout was reported at 59.3% of the 111 million registered voters, a level described by commission chair Ella Pamfilova as a record for a parliamentary election. She characterized the vote as “clean” despite opposition claims of widespread irregularities.
In the Chechen Republic, regional leader Ramzan Kadyrov was re-elected to a fifth term with an official near-100% result.
The only registered anti-war party, Yabloko, failed to win any seats nationally but appeared to have passed the 5% threshold in the Novgorod regional parliament, with about 12,000 local voters supporting it, according to a party statement.
Local respondents expressed a range of views, from calls for an end to the conflict in Ukraine to satisfaction with the status quo, but none indicated surprise at the overall outcome.