46 SVO Participants Elected to Russia's New State Duma
One quarter of the war veterans in Ukraine who were nominated for the State Duma were elected as deputies following the elections, 46 participants of the war in Ukraine were elected deputies of the State Duma, reported head of the Central Election Commission Ella Pamfilova.
Consensus
- 46 participants of the special military operation in Ukraine were elected to the State Duma.
- The head of the Central Election Commission, Elina Pamfilova, announced the number of elected SVO participants during a session on September 25.
- The majority of elected SVO participants were from United Russia.
- The total number of seats in the State Duma is 450.
- The results were confirmed by the Central Election Commission.
- The election took place in September 2026.
Points of divergence
- At least 148 deputies are connected to the war in Ukraine, according to Meduza, which defines this as one-third of all deputies. — tg_dwglavnoe
- Meduza reported that 148 future deputies are connected to the war, including 49 from United Russia, with some not having served on the front lines. — tg_radiosvoboda
- United Russia claimed 86 SVO participants were elected, but this was later retracted; TASS reported 49, while Pamfilova confirmed 46. — tg_agentstvonews
- The number of elected SVO participants is 46, which is 10.2% of all deputies. — tg_istories_media
Coverage (5 sources)
- Every tenth member of the new State Duma turned out to be a 'participant in SVO' — The Moscow Times
- One third of deputies of the new State Duma of the Russian Federation are connected with the war in Ukraine - "Meduza" — DW Главное
- One quarter of war veterans in Ukraine proposed to the State Duma — Агентство. Новости
- "Meduza": one-third of future deputies are somehow connected with the war — Радио Свобода
- 46 participants of the war in Ukraine passed into the State Duma. This is 10.2% of all deputies — Важные истории
Key entities
- State Duma
- Ukraine
- Meduza
- CIC
- Ellya Pamfilova
- Russia
- SVO
- United Russia
- Duma
- Fair Russia
- LDPR
- Central Election Commission
- Deputy