4,436 Candidates Registered for Russia's State Duma Elections
A total of 4,436 candidates were registered for the Russian State Duma elections, with voting scheduled from September 18 to 20, 2026. Additional elections for regional legislatures, heads of regions, and municipal councils are also taking place.
Consensus
- 4,436 candidates were registered on the State Duma elections.
- The registration period ended on August 19.
- Voting for the State Duma will take place from September 18 to 20.
- 18,478 candidates were registered for regional legislative assembly elections.
- 39 candidates were registered for regional head elections.
- Online voting is available, with over 1.57 million people expressing interest.
- The election process includes both federal party lists and single-mandate constituencies.
- The State Duma elections are for the 9th convocation.
Points of divergence
- The Central Election Commission excluded the 'Yabloko' party from the federal ballot after the Supreme Court's appellate panel upheld the decision to cancel its registration on August 17. — vedomosti
- The Central Election Commission allocated free broadcast time on television and radio for 10 parties participating in the State Duma elections, with the first free ads airing on August 24. — vedomosti
- Voting will be held in 152 foreign countries, with 319 polling stations established abroad. — vedomosti
- The campaign period on TV, radio, and print media starts on August 22 and ends at 00:00 MSK on September 18. — vesti
- The campaign period ends at 00:00 local time on September 18, with different time zones affecting the end time across regions. — vedomosti
- The total number of candidates registered for State Duma elections includes 2,816 in federal party lists and 1,620 in single-mandate districts. — riamo
- The total number of candidates for State Duma elections is 4,436, with 225 elected via party lists and 225 via single-mandate districts. — vedomosti
- 2,399 candidates were registered for elections to municipal councils in regional capitals. — interfax
- 2,399 candidates were registered in city council elections, with 1,514 in unified districts and 885 in single-mandate districts. — riamo
Coverage (5 sources)
- More than 4,4 thousand candidates registered for elections in the State Duma — РИАМО
- 4,4 thousand candidates registered for State Duma deputies elections — Вести
- ЦИК: 4436 candidates registered for elections to the State Duma — Ведомости
- 4,436 candidates registered for State Duma elections in federal and single-mandate districts. Main points from Pamfilov's statements... — ТАСС (Telegram)
- 4436 candidates registered for State Duma elections — Интерфакс
Key entities
- State Duma
- Russia
- Ellya Pamfilova
- CIC
- Moscow
- Central Election Commission
- GD
- Central Election Commission
- United Russia
- New People
- KPRF
- INTERFAX.RU
- TASS
- Fair Russia