Russia's elections had few surprises - but how the Kremlin uses the results will be crucial

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Briefing Summary

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Russia's recent parliamentary elections yielded predictable results, with the Kremlin-backed United Russia party expected to retain a significant majority in the State Duma. Preliminary results indicate the party may even increase its representation compared to the previous term. This outcome occurred despite over four years of conflict in Ukraine, which has led to substantial military losses, economic challenges, and recent fuel shortages due to Ukrainian drone attacks on Russian oil facilities. The parties that did clear the electoral threshold and will join the new Duma were also present in the previous parliament, which fully supported the Kremlin and its military operation in Ukraine. The article suggests President Putin will likely interpret this election result as a sign of broad public backing for the ongoing military operation.

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Key claims

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Parties trailing behind United Russia but clearing the 5% threshold featured in the previous parliament.

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Preliminary results suggest United Russia is on course to retain its constitutional majority in the State Duma.

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United Russia was widely expected to remain the largest party in parliament by a large margin.

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The previous Duma was fully behind the Kremlin and the so-called special military operation.

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The war on Ukraine has resulted in massive battlefield losses for the Russian army, economic difficulties, and widespread petrol shortages.

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Full report

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Many things about Russia are hard to predict.The result of this election wasn't one of them.In a political system tightly controlled by the Kremlin, the party of power – Russia" class="entity-link entity-organization" data-entity-id="154443" data-entity-type="organization">United Russia –had been widely expected to remain the largest in parliament by a large margin.There were no upsets. No surprises. No other party came close.Preliminary results suggest that Russia" class="entity-link entity-organization" data-entity-id="154443" data-entity-type="organization">United Russia, which is supported by President Putin, is on course to retain its constitutional majority in the State Duma - with even bigger numbers than last time round.And that's after more than four-and-half years of Ukraine" class="entity-link entity-event" data-entity-id="125468" data-entity-type="event">war on Ukraine, which have resulted in massive battlefield losses for the Russian army, economic difficulties and, most recently, widespread petrol shortages due to Ukrainian drone strikes on Russian oil facilities.Those parties trailing far behind, but which have cleared the 5% threshold and made it into the new Duma, featured in the previous parliament, too: a Duma that was fully behind the Kremlin and the so-called special military operation.EPAMembers of a local electoral commission empty a ballot box before counting votes

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