According to the Ministry of Justice, among the parties admitted to… (партия · выборы · россия)

According to the Ministry of Justice, among the parties admitted to participate in the elections are United Russia, CPRF, LDPR, SR, New People, Yabloko, Democratic Party of Russia, Greens, Communist Party of Russia, Party for Fairness!, Progress Party, Russian Party of Freedom and Justice, Pensioners' Party, Rodina (Motherland), Cossack Party of Russia, Renaissance of Russia Party, and Direct Democracy Party.

Consensus

• 17 out of 25 registered political parties in Russia are permitted to participate in the 2026 parliamentary elections.
• The elections will take place in September 2026, with voting scheduled from September 20 to 23.
• The State Duma will have 450 deputies elected: 225 from single-member constituencies and 225 from party lists.
• The election process was initiated by a presidential decree and started with candidate nominations beginning on June 17.

Points of divergence

• The election campaign will begin on June 17 and ends on July 11, with candidate documents due by 00:00 the following day. — kommersant
• The election campaign will begin on June 16, and the first primary elections for the Communist Party of the Russian Federation (КПРФ) and 'Fair Russia' (СР) were held on May 10, with over 2.5 million voters participating. — vedomosti
• The Communist Party of the Russian Federation (КПРФ) and 'Fair Russia' (СР) plan to nominate candidates for regional governors in all regions where direct elections will be held in 2026. — vedomosti
• The 'Yabloko' party plans to hold a pre-election congress on June 27 in Moscow to nominate candidates for State Duma deputies. — vedomosti
• The 'United Russia' party plans to include high-profile figures such as Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin, and others in their federal list. — vedomosti
• The election campaign officially began on June 16, and the election process includes more than 2,200 electoral campaigns at various levels. — interfax
• Direct elections for top officials will be held in eight regions, and legislative bodies will be elected in three subjects. — interfax