Russia Holds Lottery for Equal Print Space for Parties
The Central Election Commission of the Russian Federation held a draw on Thursday, August 20, to allocate free printed space among parties in all-Russian state periodicals prior to the election of deputies to the ninth convocation of the State Duma.
Consensus
- The Central Election Commission of Russia conducted a draw on August 20, 2025, to distribute free print space among political parties.
- Ten political parties are participating in the upcoming State Duma elections.
- Each party will receive an equal amount of print space in national state-run periodicals.
- The draw determined the dates, issue numbers, and other conditions for campaign material placement.
- Free print space must be provided by each state-run print publication at no cost to parties.
- The minimum required free space is 10% of each publication's weekly print area.
- Campaign activity in print media begins on August 22 and ends at midnight on September 18, 2026.
- The State Duma elections are scheduled for September 18–20, 2026.
- The draw was conducted for the distribution of free print space, not broadcast time.
Points of divergence
- The draw included participation by Anna Novikova, Deputy General Director for Procurement and Legal Support of AO 'Editorial Office of Evening Moscow'. — vm
- The Central Election Commission conducted a separate draw on August 18, 2025, for free broadcast time on national state-run television and radio organizations. — interfax
- The election period includes over 2,200 campaigns of various levels and the replacement of 20,700 elected mandates and positions. — interfax
Coverage (3 sources)
- In CYKE, the draw for the allocation of printed space between parties in elections took place — Вечерняя Москва
- Headquarters of the Public Support of 'United Russia' opened in Moscow — Вечерняя Москва
- Draw for allocation of free printed space between parties has begun — Интерфакс