President of Russia Vladimir Putin has appointed the State Duma…

President of Russia Vladimir Putin has appointed the State Duma elections for September 20, and signed a decree on holding these elections.

Consensus

• President Vladimir Putin signed an order appointing State Duma elections on September 20, 2026
• The elections will be held over three days from September 18 to 20
• The order took effect on the day of its official publication

Points of divergence

• The elections will be held in LNR, DNR, Zaporizhzhia, and Kherson regions for the first time following their annexation in 2022 — kommersant
• 225 deputies will be elected by party lists and 225 by single-member districts — kommersant
• Deputies of local parliaments will be elected in 39 Russian regions — kommersant
• More than 300 polling stations will be opened abroad, with the final number depending on the situation in specific countries — vesti