Analysis
28 July 2026
Television broadcast monitoring Russian Federation 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
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
27 July 2026
Campaigning governors: how United Russia uses official social media accounts to boost its visibility
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
22 July 2026
Election commissions Russian Federation "And who will do the counting?" Part 2: The simulation of a multi-party system
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
21 July 2026
Television broadcast monitoring Russian Federation Lords of tedium: television channels devote three times less airtime to the elections than in 2021
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
20 July 2026
Social media monitoring Russian Federation 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
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
14 July 2026
Television broadcast monitoring Russian Federation Main protagonists: TV channels devoted airtime not to election contestants but to the CEC of Russia
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
13 July 2026
Social media monitoring Russian Federation Quieter than water, lower than grass: the volume of campaigning on social media has fallen sharply
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
8 July 2026
Election commissions Russian Federation "And who is going to do the counting?" Part 1: The non-public public
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
7 July 2026
PartiesTelevision broadcast monitoring Favourite child: New People have emerged as the leaders in attention from federal TV channels
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
6 July 2026
Social media monitoring Russian Federation Thousands of official public pages are illegally campaigning for United Russia
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
2 July 2026
Legislation Russian Federation Legal parameters of regional parliament elections
How the rules for holding elections and allocating seats in regional parliament elections have changed over five years
30 June 2026
Television broadcast monitoring Russian Federation Invisible parties: TV channels failed to notice the pre-election congresses of Yabloko, Rodina and the Pensioners' Party
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
28 June 2026
Social media monitoring Russian Federation Social media pulse: how political parties are performing in social media at the start of the campaign
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
24 June 2026
Parties Russian Federation The party system at the start of the 2026 single voting day campaign
How many parties will be able to contest the State Duma elections, and what happened to those who dropped off the list
23 June 2026
PartiesTelevision broadcast monitoring Russian Federation In a zone of special inattention: TV channels ignore the start of the election campaign
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
18 June 2026
Legislation Russian Federation Changes to federal electoral legislation from July 2021 to May 2026
Analytical report
2 June 2026
Elites Russian Federation Regional nomenclature in 2026: evolution and adaptation in new conditions
Full text of Alexander Kynev's report
We are publishing the full text of Alexander Kynev's report
24 November 2025
Election campaign results Russian Federation A bet on the status quo, administrative mobilisation and hypothetical signs of the beginning of political activation
Overall results of the 2025 election campaign and prospects for the 2026 elections
10 September 2025
Nomination and registration Russian Federation Managed competition in 2025: contraction to the parliamentary parties
Results of the nomination and registration of candidates and party lists in the regional and local elections scheduled for 14 September 2025
8 September 2025
Nomination and registration Russian Federation Review of the outcomes of nomination and registration of candidates for heads of regions in the 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.
8 September 2025
Nomination and registration Russian Federation Index of (un)free elections of regional heads
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.