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69/70: in Kemerovo Oblast, election results were traditionally adjusted to fit the desired outcome
26 October 2026
69/70: in Kemerovo Oblast, election results were traditionally adjusted to fit the desired outcome
Every eighth vote that United Russia received in Belgorod Oblast came from anomalous special precincts for military personnel
20 October 2026
Every eighth vote that United Russia received in Belgorod Oblast came from anomalous special precincts for military personnel
In Stavropol Krai, both turnout and the result for United Russia were falsified — no worse than in the North Caucasus republics.
18 October 2026
In Stavropol Krai, both turnout and the result for United Russia were falsified — no worse than in the North Caucasus republics.

Elections-2026: Analysis of results

Analysts of the "Election Atlas" project are studying the results of the elections on the single voting day in 2026, when the State Duma elections were held, and are analyzing statistical anomalies

69/70: in Kemerovo Oblast, election results were traditionally adjusted to fit the desired outcome
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69/70: in Kemerovo Oblast, election results were traditionally adjusted to fit the desired outcome
Every eighth vote that United Russia received in Belgorod Oblast came from anomalous special precincts for military personnel
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Every eighth vote that United Russia received in Belgorod Oblast came from anomalous special precincts for military personnel
In Stavropol Krai, both turnout and the result for United Russia were falsified — no worse than in the North Caucasus republics.
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In Stavropol Krai, both turnout and the result for United Russia were falsified — no worse than in the North Caucasus republics.
Where and how United Russia's victory was rigged in Kuban
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Where and how United Russia's victory was rigged in Kuban
How different districts of the Moscow region falsified elections
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How different districts of the Moscow region falsified elections
United Russia was credited with 10% of the vote in Krasnoyarsk Krai, analysis shows
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United Russia was credited with 10% of the vote in Krasnoyarsk Krai, analysis shows
How and in whose favour fraud was committed in Kurgan Oblast
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How and in whose favour fraud was committed in Kurgan Oblast
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Elections-2026: Analyst reports

Analysts of the Elections Atlas project are studying how the campaign for the elections scheduled for the single voting day of 2026 is proceeding. In September 2026, elections will be held for the State Duma, the heads of 11 constituent entities of the Federation (eight direct elections, as well as three through a vote in the regional parliament), and elections for legislative assembly deputies in 39 constituent entities of the Russian Federation.

Preliminary assessment of the elections scheduled for 20 September 2026
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Preliminary assessment of the elections scheduled for 20 September 2026
Pre-election campaigning and administrative voter mobilization in the elections on the single voting day of 20 September 2026
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Pre-election campaigning and administrative voter mobilization in the elections on the single voting day of 20 September 2026
"Who will do the counting?" Parts 3 and 4: Who, who is in charge in the election commission?
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"Who will do the counting?" Parts 3 and 4: Who, who is in charge in the election commission?
Features of regional competition in 2026: results of the nomination and registration of candidates and party lists for the regional elections of 20 September 2026
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Features of regional competition in 2026: results of the nomination and registration of candidates and party lists for the regional elections of 20 September 2026
Nomination and Registration of Candidates in the State Duma Elections Scheduled for 20 September 2026
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Nomination and Registration of Candidates in the State Duma Elections Scheduled for 20 September 2026
"And who will do the counting?" Part 2: The simulation of a multi-party system
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"And who will do the counting?" Part 2: The simulation of a multi-party system
"And who is going to do the counting?" Part 1: The non-public public
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"And who is going to do the counting?" Part 1: The non-public public
Legal parameters of regional parliament elections
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Legal parameters of regional parliament elections
The party system at the start of the 2026 single voting day campaign
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The party system at the start of the 2026 single voting day campaign
Changes to federal electoral legislation from July 2021 to May 2026
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Changes to federal electoral legislation from July 2021 to May 2026
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Elections-2026: Media monitoring of television broadcasts

The "Election Atlas" project has launched a weekly monitoring programme for federal television channels during the State Duma deputy election period. We are tracking how equitably the activities of election participants are covered on state-controlled federal television channels

"An unconditional lead for United Russia, second place for the Communist Party, and then there's an element of suspense" — TV channels announced the election results but cut their pre-election airtime even further.
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"An unconditional lead for United Russia, second place for the Communist Party, and then there's an element of suspense" — TV channels announced the election results but cut their pre-election airtime even further.
One for all: United Russia once again had to use Vladimir Putin for its TV campaigning
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One for all: United Russia once again had to use Vladimir Putin for its TV campaigning
Spoilers in the arena: TV channels help the Greens hijack New People's agenda
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Spoilers in the arena: TV channels help the Greens hijack New People's agenda
Putin instead of Yabloko: TV channels try to drown out the agenda with positive coverage of United Russia
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Putin instead of Yabloko: TV channels try to drown out the agenda with positive coverage of United Russia
Not a word for the defence: TV viewers never once heard the voice of an anti-war party
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Not a word for the defence: TV viewers never once heard the voice of an anti-war party
In the on-air politics of television channels, sharp changes occurred: Yabloko was criticised, and United Russia began to be praised more actively than before.
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In the on-air politics of television channels, sharp changes occurred: Yabloko was criticised, and United Russia began to be praised more actively than before.
A Celebration of Shared Misfortune: Federal TV Channels Seek to Project Unified Support for the “Special Military Operation” While Ignoring Yabloko’s “Peace Platform”
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A Celebration of Shared Misfortune: Federal TV Channels Seek to Project Unified Support for the “Special Military Operation” While Ignoring Yabloko’s “Peace Platform”
Know your place: for TV channels, New People and the Communist Party are out of favour, and the "minor parties" do not exist at all
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Know your place: for TV channels, New People and the Communist Party are out of favour, and the "minor parties" do not exist at all
Lords of tedium: television channels devote three times less airtime to the elections than in 2021
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Lords of tedium: television channels devote three times less airtime to the elections than in 2021
Main protagonists: TV channels devoted airtime not to election contestants but to the CEC of Russia
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Main protagonists: TV channels devoted airtime not to election contestants but to the CEC of Russia
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Elections-2026: Media monitoring of social networks

The "Election Atlas" project has launched a weekly social-media monitoring programme for the period of the State Duma deputy elections. We are tracking the online activity of election participants.

Putin and Bondarenko are again the main figures in election debates: the CEC annulled Bondarenko’s registration, while Putin backed the initiatives of United Russia’s top five
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Putin and Bondarenko are again the main figures in election debates: the CEC annulled Bondarenko’s registration, while Putin backed the initiatives of United Russia’s top five
"Apple-free" depression: interest in elections has fallen, the LDPR for the first time took the lead because of Slutsky's car accident, Rodina threatens nuclear war
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"Apple-free" depression: interest in elections has fallen, the LDPR for the first time took the lead because of Slutsky's car accident, Rodina threatens nuclear war
Bondarenko more popular than Putin: wave of candidate registration cancellations eclipses president's speech
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Bondarenko more popular than Putin: wave of candidate registration cancellations eclipses president's speech
Yabloko's appeal dismissed, Schlosberg sentenced to 11 years: analogue GosMir cracks down on social media
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Yabloko's appeal dismissed, Schlosberg sentenced to 11 years: analogue GosMir cracks down on social media
Yabloko removed from the elections: how a single lawsuit shaped the week's agenda on social media
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Yabloko removed from the elections: how a single lawsuit shaped the week's agenda on social media
Losing Control: Yabloko and New People’s Social Media Popularity Begins to Slip Beyond the Reach of Domestic-Policy Managers
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Losing Control: Yabloko and New People’s Social Media Popularity Begins to Slip Beyond the Reach of Domestic-Policy Managers
Sympathy Keeps You Warm: Yabloko Closes In on New People on Social Media Following a Wave of Electoral Disqualifications and Repression
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Sympathy Keeps You Warm: Yabloko Closes In on New People on Social Media Following a Wave of Electoral Disqualifications and Repression
Campaigning governors: how United Russia uses official social media accounts to boost its visibility
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Campaigning governors: how United Russia uses official social media accounts to boost its visibility
Not a place for discussion: the number of posts about parties on social media is falling, while people's demand for discussing politics and the economy is growing
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Not a place for discussion: the number of posts about parties on social media is falling, while people's demand for discussing politics and the economy is growing
Quieter than water, lower than grass: the volume of campaigning on social media has fallen sharply
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Quieter than water, lower than grass: the volume of campaigning on social media has fallen sharply
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How the deputies of the eighth State Duma voted

The "DumaBingo" project reports on the positions taken by deputies of the eighth-convocation State Duma (2021–2026) on the most contentious issues.

Post-close fraud: a commission with something to hide
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Post-close fraud: a commission with something to hide
The history of international election observation in Russia
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The history of international election observation in Russia
Fraud at elections before the count begins
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Fraud at elections before the count begins
What ideal election observation should look like
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What ideal election observation should look like
What the parliamentary parties think about online voting
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What the parliamentary parties think about online voting
From experiment to infrastructure: a chronology of the making of REV
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From experiment to infrastructure: a chronology of the making of REV
Video surveillance at elections in Russia
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Video surveillance at elections in Russia
From internet scissors to the main valve: how Russia killed the global network
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From internet scissors to the main valve: how Russia killed the global network
How the Runet blocking machine was built
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How the Runet blocking machine was built
Collecting signatures for candidates: how a sensible idea degenerated into a loyalty test
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Collecting signatures for candidates: how a sensible idea degenerated into a loyalty test
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News
26 October 2026
Elections outside the single voting dayZabaykalsky KraiThe Republic of Sakha (Yakutia)
In Yakutia and Transbaikalia, councils of deputies were elected on 25 October
In Transbaikalia, voting was held for the council of the Sretensky municipal district, and in Yakutia — for the council of the Betyunsky nasleg of the Amginsky ulus
12 October 2026
Elections outside the single voting dayKamchatka KraiKabardino-Balkarian RepublicTomsk Oblast
In search of competitors for United Russia: delayed elections held in Kabardino-Balkaria and Kamchatka
And in Tomsk Oblast, candidates were never found, and for the fifth time the elections there did not take place.
5 October 2026
Elections outside the single voting dayThe Republic of Dagestan
A participant in the special military operation retained the post of village head in Dagestan following the results of the first elections of the new electoral cycle
In the Republic of Dagestan, repeat voting was held in elections for heads of rural settlements in the village of Pervomaiskoye and the Kayakentsky rural soviet in the Kayakentsky District.
"InformUIK": election commission members required to check voters' loyalty
10 September 2026
TechnologiesRussian Federation
"InformUIK": election commission members required to check voters' loyalty
The questionnaire for PEC members contains questions that make it possible to determine whether a given voter will vote for the party in power.
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Reviews
24 September 2026
VotingRussian Federation
Elections: Difficulties, you say?
We received this text from a person who could be described as an election observation organiser in one of the Volga region territories. We decided to publish it with the author's consent as a testimony of the past elections.
17 September 2026
Course of the campaignChelyabinsk Oblast
Managed result: how Chelyabinsk Oblast is preparing for the elections on 18–20 September
The system's logic is simple: if "loyal" people and mobilized staff are working on the ground, the 55% threshold at 45% turnout is achievable. If even one municipality "underperforms," the entire regional result drops.
Post-close fraud: a commission with something to hide
17 September 2026
Work of deputiesRussian Federation
Post-close fraud: a commission with something to hide
A transparent procedure is set out in detail in the law, and any departure from it is a violation of the law in itself and, at the same time, a signal: the commission is creating conditions in which more serious violations can be concealed.
The history of international election observation in Russia
16 September 2026
Work of deputiesRussian Federation
The history of international election observation in Russia
What is international observation and how does it work
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Analysis
69/70: in Kemerovo Oblast, election results were traditionally adjusted to fit the desired outcome
26 October 2026
Статистический анализFraudKemerovo Oblast — Kuzbass
69/70: in Kemerovo Oblast, election results were traditionally adjusted to fit the desired outcome
Roughly half of the territorial commissions did not bother to try very hard to conceal the traces of fraud — and simply produced nearly identical results at their precincts.
Every eighth vote that United Russia received in Belgorod Oblast came from anomalous special precincts for military personnel
20 October 2026
Статистический анализFraudBelgorod Oblast
Every eighth vote that United Russia received in Belgorod Oblast came from anomalous special precincts for military personnel
Analysis of electoral statistics shows anomalies and signs of crude falsifications in a whole series of districts and cities in the region.
In Stavropol Krai, both turnout and the result for United Russia were falsified — no worse than in the North Caucasus republics.
18 October 2026
Статистический анализFraudStavropol Krai
In Stavropol Krai, both turnout and the result for United Russia were falsified — no worse than in the North Caucasus republics.
In the krai, the emphasis was placed not so much on the ruling party's results as on inflating turnout. At the same time, United Russia's results look suspicious in all districts and cities, and in many cases we see outright "shelves."
Where and how United Russia's victory was rigged in Kuban
14 October 2026
Статистический анализFraudKrasnodar Krai
Where and how United Russia's victory was rigged in Kuban
By the number of signals about violations, Krasnodar Krai ranked fourth, behind only the two capitals and the Moscow region.
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