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Sky News and Channel 4 reported preliminary results from Russia's parliamentary elections showing the Kremlin-backed United Russia party dominating. Sky News said Russian state media reported that with more than 90 percent of votes counted, United Russia had won more than 57 percent, higher than in 2021, and that the turnout figure released when polls shut last night was 56.6 percent, also higher than the previous election. Channel 4 reported that United Russia had received a higher number of votes than before the full-scale war, according to preliminary results, and that anti-war parties were banned from taking part. Channel 4 also reported that Ramzan Kadyrov was re-elected as president of Chechnya with 99.85 percent of the vote. Sky News said critics described the election as neither free nor fair, and the EU called it a sham. It noted that none of the 10 parties on the ballot opposed Vladimir Putin or the war in Ukraine and that the only party publicly calling for peace was not allowed to stand. Sky News said Putin had cast the vote as a test of support for his invasion of Ukraine and could now point to the result as a fresh mandate. Sky News also reported that voting on the final day was overshadowed by a Ukrainian drone attack on Russian territory, with the Russian Ministry of Defence saying nearly 2,000 drones were launched over 24 hours and some reached Moscow, and that an oil refinery in Moscow was hit.
Key Claims by Channel
| Claim | Channel 4 | Sky News |
|---|---|---|
| Preliminary results showed Kremlin-backed parties, including United Russia, dominating Russia's parliamentary elections, with United Russia's reported vote share higher than in the previous election. | ||
| Turnout in Russia's parliamentary elections was reported at 56.6 percent when polls closed, higher than the previous election. | · | |
| Critics said the Russian parliamentary election was neither free nor fair, and the EU described it as a sham. | · | |
| No party on the ballot opposed Putin or the war in Ukraine, and anti-war or peace parties were blocked or banned from standing. | ||
| Putin framed the vote as a test of support for his invasion of Ukraine and could present the result as a fresh mandate. | · | |
| A Ukrainian drone attack overshadowed the final day of voting, with Russia's Defence Ministry reporting nearly 2,000 drones launched in 24 hours, including some reaching Moscow, and an oil refinery in Moscow was hit. | · | |
| Ramzan Kadyrov was re-elected as president of Chechnya with 99.85 percent of the vote. | · |
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