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Polling stations have opened
- The first polling stations opened in Kamchatka and Chukotka — at 08:00 on September 18, local time, when it was still 23:00 in Moscow on September 17.
- Voting will last until September 20.
- Polling stations will also open abroad — in 152 countries.
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T=1789777645 / Human Date UTC: Saturday, 19 September 2026 at 00:27:25
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A family arrived at a polling station in the Kalmykia Region on camels
- the press office of the region’s Head Batu Khasikov told TASS.
Photo: Press office of Kalmykia Head Batu Khasikov
Source: TG "tassagency_en"
https://news-pravda.com/world/2026/09/18/2601901.html
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State Duma elections — 2026
09/18/2026, 2:49 PM
Putin voted online in the State Duma elections
Vladimir Putin took part in the elections of State Duma deputies. The President voted remotely.https://www.ntv.ru/video/2618044
Footage published by the Kremlin shows how the head of state sat down at a computer in his office and cast his vote. «You can’t be wrong», — the Russian president said during the voting.
Before the elections Putin addressed the Russians and urged them to vote. The President also emphasized that Russia is undergoing a largely decisive election campaign, and noted that everyone’s vote matters.
Vladimir Putin votes remotely for the sixth time. Putin voted online for the first time in the last State Duma elections in September 2021. The Russian leader also voted from his office in the 2024 presidential elections.
Let us remind you that today in Russia three days of voting have started, it will last until September 20 inclusive. At the same time, remote electronic voting is available in 33 regions of the country, including Moscow.
https://www.ntv.ru/video/2618002
This year, Russians are electing deputies to the State Duma of the 9th convocation, as well as members of regional parliaments and some governors. In total, over 2.2 thousand campaigns of various levels are taking place in the country. Turnout at the elections by 14:00 Moscow time exceeded 10%.
SOURCE: https://www.ntv.ru/video/2618044
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STATE DUMA ELECTIONS — 2026
09/18/2026, 00:27Three-day voting has started in Russia
https://www.ntv.ru/video/2617943
Traditionally, polling stations were the first to open in the Far East.
Then, according to time zones, voting will start throughout the country. It will last three days — until September 20 inclusive.
Russians will have to elect deputies to the State Duma and regional parliaments, as well as heads of constituent entities and representatives of municipal authorities.
Polling stations will also open abroad — in 152 countries.
And for Russians from Poland and the Baltic countries, points where they can vote will be equipped right at the border crossings.
In 32 regions it will be possible to make your choice remotely. And in Moscow online voting will be held on its own regional platform. In the country as a whole, over four million people have submitted applications for remote electronic voting.
The voting process throughout the country will be monitored at the CEC Information Center in Moscow. A media wall was launched there.
Images from polling stations from different regions of Russia will be displayed on it in real time.
SOURCE: https://www.ntv.ru/novosti/3012149/
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STATE DUMA ELECTIONS — 2026
09/18/2026, 9:38 PM
CEC: turnout in the State Duma elections on the first day approached 30%
Photo: RIA Novosti © 2026, Alexander Ivanov
elections and referendums voting State Duma Central Election Commission
The first day of voting in the State Duma elections has ended in Russia.
As reported by the Central Election Commission, the turnout by 21:00 Moscow time was 29.45%.
This indicator takes into account early voting, which took place since August 28 in hard-to-reach areas, as well as in 12 regions with a dangerous operational situation, including Donbass and Novorossiya. Over 4.2 million people took part in it.
Serious violations on first day of elections not identified. The sites will open tomorrow at 08:00 and will remain open until 20:00. At the same time, remote electronic voting will continue around the clock until 19:59 on September 20. Residents of 33 regions can vote remotely.
Russians vote they can also do it outside the country. More than 300 polling stations have been organized for them in 152 countries.
Vladimir Putin voted on the first day of elections, the President cast his vote in a remote format. Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin and Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov also decided to vote online. But Deputy Chairman of the Security Council Dmitry Medvedev and State Duma Speaker Vyacheslav Volodin arrived at the polling stations.
Note that in the last State Duma elections in September 2021, the turnout on the first day was 18.4%. The final one reached 51.7%.
SOURCE: https://www.ntv.ru/novosti/3012304
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The Kamchatka Peninsula[a] is a 1,250-kilometre-long (777 mi) peninsula in the Russian Far East, with an area of about 270,000 km2 (100,000 sq mi).[3] The Sea of Okhotsk bounds the peninsula's western coastline,[2] immediately offshore of the peninsula and below the Bering Sea runs the 9,600-metre-deep (31,496 ft) Kuril–Kamchatka Trench. Its eastern coastline is the Bering Sea, part of the Pacific Ocean.
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Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky
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Then, according to time zones, voting will start throughout the country. It will last three days — until September 20 inclusive.
Russians will have to elect deputies to the State Duma and regional parliaments, as well as heads of constituent entities and representatives of municipal authorities.
Polling stations will also open abroad — in 152 countries.
And for Russians from Poland and the Baltic countries, points where they can vote will be equipped right at the border crossings.
In 32 regions it will be possible to make your choice remotely. And in Moscow online voting will be held on its own regional platform. In the country as a whole, over four million people have submitted applications for remote electronic voting.
The voting process throughout the country will be monitored at the CEC Information Center in Moscow. A media wall was launched there.
Images from polling stations from different regions of Russia will be displayed on it in real time.
SOURCE: https://www.ntv.ru/novosti/3012149/
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STATE DUMA ELECTIONS — 2026
09/18/2026, 9:38 PM
CEC: turnout in the State Duma elections on the first day approached 30%
elections and referendums voting State Duma Central Election Commission
The first day of voting in the State Duma elections has ended in Russia.
As reported by the Central Election Commission, the turnout by 21:00 Moscow time was 29.45%.
This indicator takes into account early voting, which took place since August 28 in hard-to-reach areas, as well as in 12 regions with a dangerous operational situation, including Donbass and Novorossiya. Over 4.2 million people took part in it.
Serious violations on first day of elections not identified. The sites will open tomorrow at 08:00 and will remain open until 20:00. At the same time, remote electronic voting will continue around the clock until 19:59 on September 20. Residents of 33 regions can vote remotely.
Russians vote they can also do it outside the country. More than 300 polling stations have been organized for them in 152 countries.
Vladimir Putin voted on the first day of elections, the President cast his vote in a remote format. Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin and Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov also decided to vote online. But Deputy Chairman of the Security Council Dmitry Medvedev and State Duma Speaker Vyacheslav Volodin arrived at the polling stations.
Note that in the last State Duma elections in September 2021, the turnout on the first day was 18.4%. The final one reached 51.7%.
SOURCE: https://www.ntv.ru/novosti/3012304
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Three-day voting has begun in Russia in the elections of deputies of the State Duma of the ninth convocation
SOURCE: https://news-pravda.com/world/2026/09/18/2600571.html
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Kamchatka Peninsula
The Kamchatka Peninsula[a] is a 1,250-kilometre-long (777 mi) peninsula in the Russian Far East, with an area of about 270,000 km2 (100,000 sq mi).[3] The Sea of Okhotsk bounds the peninsula's western coastline,[2] immediately offshore of the peninsula and below the Bering Sea runs the 9,600-metre-deep (31,496 ft) Kuril–Kamchatka Trench. Its eastern coastline is the Bering Sea, part of the Pacific Ocean.
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Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky
https://www.timeanddate.com/time/map/#!cities=114
https://www.timeanddate.com/time/zone/russia
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More Kamchatka bears
