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.

Analysis of electoral statistics shows anomalies and signs of crude falsifications in a whole series of districts and cities in the region.

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."

By the number of signals about violations, Krasnodar Krai ranked fourth, behind only the two capitals and the Moscow region.

In some places United Russia achieved results almost on a par with Chechnya, while in others the figures were rigged in favor of the LDPR and A Just Russia.

We see "dead souls" in Krasnoyarsk, template results in Norilsk, and inflated turnout.

Analysis of the State Duma election results reveals a growing regional conflict

On the single voting day of 20 September 2026, more than 2,200 election campaigns took place in Russia, including elections of deputies to the State Duma, direct elections of heads of eight regions, elections of deputies to 39 regional parliaments, and local elections.

Once again, cases of strange nighttime activity at polling stations have been detected in various regions — and in the morning, observers find altered seals, tampered fastenings, forged signatures, and extra ballots.

The main efforts of the authorities were directed at the administrative mobilization of voters through remote electronic voting (REV) and controlled voting at polling stations themselves.

The first day of voting showed that the current elections differ from previous ones even at the voting stage.

Analytical report

Report on monitoring of federal television channels during the thirteenth week (7–13 September) of the election campaign for the election of deputies to the State Duma of the Russian Federation of the ninth convocation, scheduled for 20 September 2026

Report on social media monitoring for the twelfth week (1–7 September) of the election campaign for the elections of deputies to the State Duma of the Russian Federation of the ninth convocation, scheduled for 20 September 2026.

Analytical report on the composition of election commissions in the constituent entities of the Russian Federation at the start of the 2026 State Duma elections, in four parts

Monitoring report on federal television channels during the twelfth week (31 August – 6 September) of the election campaign for the elections of deputies to the State Duma of the Russian Federation of the ninth convocation, scheduled for 20 September 2026

Social media monitoring report for the eleventh week (25 – 31 August) of the election campaign for the election of deputies of the State Duma of the Russian Federation of the ninth convocation, scheduled for 20 September 2026

The complete absence of PECs at polling stations only reinforces the assumption that the voting results here will be adjusted as needed.

On the single voting day in 2026, by-elections will be held to the regional parliaments of 13 constituent entities of the Russian Federation, as well as to the representative bodies of 14 regional capitals.

Report on monitoring of federal television channels during the eleventh week (24–30 August 2026) of the election campaign for the elections of deputies to the State Duma of the Russian Federation of the ninth convocation, scheduled for 20 September 2026

Report on social media monitoring during the tenth week of the election campaign for the election of deputies to the State Duma of the Russian Federation of the ninth convocation, scheduled for 20 September 2026.

Report on monitoring of federal television channels during the tenth week (17–23 August) of the election campaign for the election of deputies to the State Duma of the Russian Federation of the ninth convocation, scheduled for 20 September 2026

Report on social media monitoring in the ninth week of the election campaign for the election of deputies to the State Duma of the Russian Federation of the ninth convocation, scheduled for 20 September 2026

Analytical report

Report on monitoring of federal television channels during the ninth week (10–16 August) of the election campaign for the election of deputies to the State Duma of the Russian Federation of the ninth convocation, scheduled for 20 September 2026

Report on social media monitoring for the eighth week of the election campaign for the election of deputies to the State Duma of the Russian Federation of the ninth convocation, scheduled for 20 September 2026.

Report on monitoring of federal television channels during the eighth week of the election campaign (3–9 August) for the election of deputies to the State Duma of the Russian Federation of the ninth convocation, scheduled for 20 September 2026

Social Media Monitoring Report for the Seventh Week of the Election Campaign, 28 July–3 August, Ahead of the Election of Deputies to the Ninth State Duma of the Russian Federation, Scheduled for 20 September 2026

Analytical Report

Federal Television Monitoring Report for the Seventh Week of the Election Campaign, 27 July–2 August, Ahead of the Election of Deputies to the Ninth State Duma of the Russian Federation, Scheduled for 20 September 2026

Social Media Monitoring Report for the Sixth Week of the Election Campaign, 21–27 July, Ahead of the Election of Deputies to the Ninth State Duma of the Russian Federation, Scheduled for 20 September 2026

Report on the monitoring of federal television channels in the sixth week (20–26 July) of the campaign for the election of deputies to the State Duma of the Russian Federation of the 9th convocation, scheduled for 20 September 2026

Report on social media monitoring during the fifth week of the campaign for the election of deputies to the State Duma of the Russian Federation of the IX convocation, scheduled for 20 September 2026

Analytical report on the composition of the election commissions of the constituent entities of the Russian Federation at the start of the 2026 State Duma election campaign, in four parts

Report on the monitoring of federal television channels in the fifth week of the campaign for the election of deputies to the State Duma of the Russian Federation of the IX convocation, scheduled for 20 September 2026

Report on social media monitoring in the fourth week of the campaign for the election of deputies to the State Duma of the Russian Federation of the IX convocation, scheduled for 20 September 2026

Report on the monitoring of federal television channels during the fourth week of the campaign for the election of deputies to the State Duma of the Russian Federation of the IX convocation, scheduled for 20 September 2026

Report on social-media monitoring in the third week of the campaign for the election of deputies to the State Duma of the Russian Federation of the IX convocation, scheduled for 20 September 2026

Analytical report on the composition of the election commissions of the subjects of the Russian Federation at the start of the 2026 State Duma election campaign, in four parts

Report on the monitoring of federal television channels during the third week of the campaign for the election of deputies to the State Duma of the Russian Federation of the IX convocation, scheduled for 20 September 2026

Report on social media monitoring in the second week of the campaign for the election of deputies to the State Duma of the Russian Federation of the IX convocation, scheduled for 20 September 2026

How the rules for holding elections and allocating seats in regional parliament elections have changed over five years

Report on the monitoring of federal television channels in the second week of the campaign for the election of deputies to the State Duma of the Russian Federation of the IX convocation, scheduled for 20 September 2026

Report on social-media monitoring during the first week of the campaign for the elections of deputies to the State Duma of the Russian Federation of the IX convocation, scheduled for 20 September 2026

How many parties will be able to contest the State Duma elections, and what happened to those who dropped off the list

Report on the monitoring of federal television channels during the first week of the election campaign for elections of deputies to the State Duma of the Russian Federation of the ninth convocation, scheduled for 20 September 2026

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Overall results of the 2025 election campaign and prospects for the 2026 elections

Results of the nomination and registration of candidates and party lists in the regional and local elections scheduled for 14 September 2025

The powers of Yelena Mayatnikova, a voting member of the Pskov Oblast Election Commission, were terminated early following a court ruling on interference in the elections. Mayatnikova had been a member of the commission representing the Yabloko party since 2016. She is a retired prosecution service official and worked for 17 years in the supervisory system.

Despite the general trends in domestic politics, Russia remains a large and diverse country in which elections can differ profoundly in substance and in form — in some places there has been no political competition at all for a couple of decades already, while in others a hidden or even open struggle between elites continues, and independent candidates are nominated who stand against the incumbent heads of regions.