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2 September 2026AnalysisCourse of the campaignRepublic of BashkortostanRepublic of KalmykiaRepublic of Mari ElThe Republic of Tatarstan (Tatarstan)Republic of TyvaThe Republic of Sakha (Yakutia)Krasnodar KraiKrasnoyarsk KraiKhabarovsk KraiAmur OblastArkhangelsk OblastBelgorod OblastBryansk OblastVologda OblastIrkutsk OblastPenza OblastRostov OblastRyazan OblastTula Oblast
By-elections in the regions: who is leaving regional parliaments and legislative assemblies, and why
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.
1 September 2026AnalysisTelevision broadcast monitoringRussian Federation
Spoilers in the arena: TV channels help the Greens hijack New People's agenda
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
10 September 2025AnalysisNomination and registrationRussian 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 2025AnalysisNomination and registrationRussian 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 2025AnalysisNomination and registrationRussian 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.