Why Russia Holds Elections, and How the Kremlin Gets the Results It Wants NYT - World By: Ivan Nechepurenko 18 September 2026 at 13:47 Russian elections like the parliamentary vote that begins today are hardly free. But they are critical to the government as a source of legitimacy. © Nanna Heitmann for The New York TimesNanna Heitmann for The New York TimesA digital screen featuring candidates from the United Russia party in Moscow this week. Russians began voting on Friday in parliamentary elections.
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