Russia concluded its first State Duma election since the full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, with preliminary results showing United Russia winning nearly 58% of the party-list vote and on track to gain roughly 355 of 450 seats, TASS reported on Sept. 21, citing Central Election Commission officials. Preliminary official figures put turnout at nearly 60%, after Russian President Vladimir Putin, in a televised appeal on Sept. 16, urged Russians to vote and framed participation as a show of support for Russian troops.