Five parties have surpassed the 5% threshold required to qualify for the allocation of the 225 Duma seats. They include United Russia (57%), followed by the Communist Party of the Russian Federation (KPRF) at 14%, the Liberal Democratic Party of Russia (LDPR) at 9%, New People at 8%, and A Just Russia at 5%.
The remaining five parties currently fall below the 5% threshold: the Party of Pensioners for Social Justice, the Russian Ecological Party "The Greens," Communists of Russia, Rodina (Motherland), and the Direct Democracy Party.
The Central Election Commission reported that, as of 9:00 pm (local time), voter turnout had reached 57%, exceeding the turnout rates recorded in four previous Duma elections in 1993, 2003, 2016, and 2021.
The election took place over three days from Friday to 8:00 pm on Sunday at most polling stations. A remote electronic voting (DEG) system was operated concurrently across 33 Russian regions.
The number of election observers reached a historic high of over 380,000, including more than 1,000 international observers representing 133 countries and 13 international organizations.
