Medvedev says United Russia may secure 349 seats in State Duma election

TASS · 🇷🇺 public Russia · Sep 24, 2026 · 283 words

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Dmitry Medvedev, Chairman of United Russia, announced that the party expects to win 349 seats and a constitutional majority in the State Duma based on preliminary election data. He attributed the result to the party's ability to adapt and integrate new politicians into its ranks.

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What happened

United Russia may win 349 seats following the State Duma election, the party’s Chairman Dmitry Medvedev said at a joint meeting of the bureau of the party’s Supreme Council and the presidium of its General Council.

Why it matters

"According to the data available at the moment, I will emphasize once again that tomorrow there will be a decision on this matter, United Russia received about 58% of citizens’ votes.

Common ground

Our candidates prevailed in more than 200 single-member constituencies.

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The tension in the story is sharpened by Loaded Language, Glittering Generalities: language that can make the dispute feel more urgent, personal, or adversarial than the underlying facts alone.

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Minor concerns. Some persuasive language detected, but largely factual.

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Loaded Language 70% confidence

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Glittering Generalities 80% confidence

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 4 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “United Russia may win 349 seats following the State Duma election”

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The claim that United Russia won 349 seats is explicitly confirmed by Wikipedia (United Russia entry) and the Central Election Commission results reported via ElectioMap and other news sources.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation of the 9th convocation (Russian: Государственная дума Федерального собрания Российской Федерации девятого созыва) is the convocation of…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/9th_State_Duma

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The State Duma is the lower house of the Federal Assembly of Russia, with the upper house being the Federation Council. It was established by the Constitution of the Russian Federation in 1993. The Du…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/State_Duma

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The All-Russian Political Party "United Russia" is the ruling political party of Russia since 2001. As the largest party in the Russian Federation, it holds 349 (or 78%) of the 450 seats in the State …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Russia

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Claim 2: “Our candidates prevailed in more than 200 single-member constituencies”

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Preliminary official results cited in news reports state that United Russia candidates were leading in more than 200 of the 225 single-member constituencies.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Legislative elections were held in Russia from 17 to 19 September 2021 to elect all 450 seats of the State Duma. Going into the elections, United Russia was the ruling party after winning the 2016 ele…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2021_Russian_legislative_elect…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Legislative elections were held in Russia from 18 to 20 September 2026, to elect all 450 seats of the 9th State Duma, the lower house of the Federal Assembly. Going into the election, United Russia wa…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Russian_legislative_elect…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Russian legislative elections are a procedure of determining the composition of the State Duma, the lower house of the Russian parliament, for the next five years through universal, direct, and secret…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_legislative_elections

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Claim 3: “its future faction in the State Duma... will have a constitutional majority”

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Multiple sources confirm the party secured a constitutional majority (two-thirds). ElectioMap specifically mentions an 'increased constitutional supermajority' and another source explicitly states they secured a 'two-thirds constitutional majority'.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Chairman of the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation (Russian: Председатель Государственной Думы Федерального собрания Российской Федерации), also informally called Speaker…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chairman_of_the_State_Duma

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Claim 4: “United Russia received about 58% of citizens’ votes”

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Multiple independent sources confirm the vote share. ElectioMap reports 57.97%, and other news sources report 'nearly 58%' and 'won 58%'.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation of the 6th convocation (Russian: Государственная Дума Федерального Собрания Российской Федерации VI созыва) is a former convocation of …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/6th_State_Duma

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