There will be 50 polling stations across 45 countries in Africa
There will be 50 polling stations across 45 countries in Africa, 13 polling stations across 9 countries in North America, 16 polling stations across 12 countries in South America, and 3 polling stations across 2 countries in Australia and New Zealand.
Consensus
- Voting for the State Duma elections will occur from September 18 to 20.
- There will be 319 polling stations abroad across 152 countries.
- The majority of polling stations are located in Eurasia.
- 312 polling stations are located in diplomatic and consular representations of Russia.
- Seven polling stations will be located in Baikonur, Kazakhstan.
- A total of 450 deputies will be elected—225 from party lists and 225 from single-mandate districts.
- The Central Election Commission registered candidates from 11 parties.
- The election process includes both federal party lists and single-mandate constituencies.
Points of divergence
- The head of the Central Election Commission, Ella Pamfilova, suggested that there may be adjustments to the federal ballot. — kommersant
- The order of parties on the ballot begins with United Russia, Yabloko, and LDPR, followed by other parties. — m24
- The number of polling stations abroad has increased compared to 2021, despite a decrease in total numbers. — kommersant
- The number of overseas polling stations decreased by 29 compared to 2021 (from 348 to 312), but the number of participating countries increased by nine. — m24
Coverage (2 sources)
- Voting sections for the State Duma elections will open in more than 150 countries — Коммерсантъ
- More than 300 polling stations will open abroad for State Duma elections — Москва 24
Key entities
- Russia
- State Duma
- Central Election Commission
- Pavel Andreev
- Baikonur
- Moscow
- TASS
- Africa
- Kazakhstan
- Eurasia
- Oleg Sosnitsky