Russian election kicks off with only parties that support President Putin’s war allowed to run
Voting has begun in Russia’s first parliamentary election since Moscow launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, with voters choosing members of the 450-seat State Duma amid restrictions on anti-war candidates and continuing fighting between Russia and Ukraine. The election is being conducted over three days, from September 18 to 20, with the ruling […] The post Russian election kicks off with only parties that support President Putin’s war allowed to run first appeared on The Zambian Observer .