President of Russia Vladimir Putin has appointed the State Duma… (выборы · сентябрь · госдума)
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