Russia’s Parliamentary Election Extends to Occupied Ukraine, Limiting Voter Choice
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Russia’s Parliamentary Election Extends to Occupied Ukraine, Limiting Voter Choice
Internewscast Internewscast Russia’s State Duma elections opened Friday, marking the first parliamentary vote since… This Post: Russia’s Parliamentary Election Extends to Occupied Ukraine, Limiting Voter Choice first appeared on Internewscast
The "elections" held by Russia in the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine are illegal and do not create any legal basis for expanding Russian jurisdiction over Ukrainian territory, BTA reported. This was stated in a statement by the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry regarding the "elections" for the State Duma of the Russian Federation, Ukrinform reported. "On September 18-20, Russia will hold the so-called "elections" for the State Duma of the…
Kiev denounces the holding of elections in the regions of the country under the control of Moscow. For the first time since their illegal annexation in September 2022, 11 seats in the Duma are to be filledAn electoral "simulac" without legitimacy. Ukrainian government and civil society strongly denounce the holding of elections in the occupied territories of the south and east of the country. For the first time since their annexation in Septembe…
Russia is conducting illegal voting in the State Duma in the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine, trying to create the appearance of “normal life” and legitimize the occupation.
In the Donetsk region, “elections” to the State Duma of the Russian Federation are held under the supervision of people armed with automatic machinesIn the occupied Donetsk region, early voting to the State Duma of the Russian Federation is held on the streets under the supervision of armed people. Elections have end on September 20.
Elections as an Instrument of Annexation: Why the Kremlin Needs State Duma Voting in the Occupied Territories of Ukraine
On September 18–20, 2026, Russia is holding elections to the ninth convocation of the State Duma. For the first time since the start of the full-scale invasion, Moscow is incorporating the occupied territories of Ukraine into the federal parliamentary electoral cycle under the new configuration created after Russia's declared annexation of parts of the Donetsk,...
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