Russia

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Upcoming elections

No upcoming national election is on record for Russia.

How Russia is governed

System of government: Federal semi-presidential republic
consultant.ru News report
Гражданин Российской Федерации, достигший на день голосования возраста 18 лет, имеет право избирать.
Recorded 8 Oct 2026
consultant.ru News report
Участие гражданина Российской Федерации в выборах и референдуме является свободным и добровольным.
Recorded 8 Oct 2026
Head of state: President of the Russian Federation
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Гражданин Российской Федерации, достигший на день голосования возраста 18 лет, имеет право избирать.
Recorded 8 Oct 2026
consultant.ru News report
Участие гражданина Российской Федерации в выборах и референдуме является свободным и добровольным.
Recorded 8 Oct 2026
Head of government: Chairman of the Government of the Russian Federation
consultant.ru News report
Гражданин Российской Федерации, достигший на день голосования возраста 18 лет, имеет право избирать.
Recorded 8 Oct 2026
consultant.ru News report
Участие гражданина Российской Федерации в выборах и референдуме является свободным и добровольным.
Recorded 8 Oct 2026
Voting age: 18
consultant.ru News report
Гражданин Российской Федерации, достигший на день голосования возраста 18 лет, имеет право избирать.
Recorded 8 Oct 2026
consultant.ru News report
Участие гражданина Российской Федерации в выборах и референдуме является свободным и добровольным.
Recorded 8 Oct 2026
Compulsory voting: No
consultant.ru News report
Гражданин Российской Федерации, достигший на день голосования возраста 18 лет, имеет право избирать.
Recorded 8 Oct 2026
consultant.ru News report
Участие гражданина Российской Федерации в выборах и референдуме является свободным и добровольным.
Recorded 8 Oct 2026
Electoral authority: Central Election Commission of the Russian Federation
consultant.ru News report
Гражданин Российской Федерации, достигший на день голосования возраста 18 лет, имеет право избирать.
Recorded 8 Oct 2026
consultant.ru News report
Участие гражданина Российской Федерации в выборах и референдуме является свободным и добровольным.
Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Legislature
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Гражданин Российской Федерации, достигший на день голосования возраста 18 лет, имеет право избирать.
Recorded 8 Oct 2026
consultant.ru News report
Участие гражданина Российской Федерации в выборах и референдуме является свободным и добровольным.
Recorded 8 Oct 2026

State Duma of the Federal Assembly 450 seats · 5-year term · Mixed system: 225 deputies elected in single-member districts and 225 by proportional representation from federal party lists.
Federation Council of the Federal Assembly Not directly elected nationally. It consists mainly of two representatives from each federal subject, one from its legislative body and one from its executive b

The President is directly elected for a six-year term and exercises substantial constitutional authority over the executive branch. The Chairman of the Government is not nationally elected, while the Federation Council is indirectly formed rather than elected by voters; participation in elections is legally free and voluntary.

consultant.ru News report

Гражданин Российской Федерации, достигший на день голосования возраста 18 лет, имеет право избирать.

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

consultant.ru News report

Участие гражданина Российской Федерации в выборах и референдуме является свободным и добровольным.

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Elected offices

President of the Russian Federation head of state · 1 seats · 6-year term · Direct popular election by secret ballot; a runoff may be held if required by law.

Past elections

Newest first. Results are as the sources published them.

Parliamentary election
2026 Russian legislative election
20 September 202618 days agoState Duma
Held Final results
Wikidata Q108822277: 2026 Russian legislative election Wikidata
2026 Russian legislative election - point in time 2026-09-20
Recorded 8 Oct 2026 · Licence: CC0-1.0
Presidential election
2024 Russian presidential election
17 March 20243 years agoPresident of Russia
Held Final results
Wikidata Q28810950: 2024 Russian presidential election Wikidata
2024 Russian presidential election - point in time 2024-03-17
Recorded 8 Oct 2026 · Licence: CC0-1.0
Parliamentary election
2021 Russian legislative election
17 September 20215 years agoState Duma
Held Final results
Wikidata Q30244784: 2021 Russian legislative election Wikidata
2021 Russian legislative election - point in time 2021-09-17
Recorded 8 Oct 2026 · Licence: CC0-1.0
Presidential election
2018 Russian presidential election
18 March 20189 years agoPresident of Russia
Held Final results
Wikidata Q19760074: 2018 Russian presidential election Wikidata
2018 Russian presidential election - point in time 2018-03-18
Recorded 8 Oct 2026 · Licence: CC0-1.0
Parliamentary election
2016 Russian legislative election
18 September 201610 years agoState Duma
Held Final results
Wikidata Q19908139: 2016 Russian legislative election Wikidata
2016 Russian legislative election - point in time 2016-09-18
Recorded 8 Oct 2026 · Licence: CC0-1.0

Results

The latest elections with a result table. Provisional figures can change until the count is certified.

2026 Russian legislative election

20 September 2026 Final resultsTurnout 59.6%

Seats won: 5 of 7 lines, as in the table

Results of 2026 Russian legislative election
Party or candidate	Votes	Share	Seats	Source
United Russia Elected	39,118,497	59%	349	en.wikipedia.org Wikipedia Turnout \| 59.58% Recorded 8 Oct 2026 · Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0 apnews.com News report Full results released Friday from Russia's first wartime parliamentary election Recorded 8 Oct 2026
Communist Party of the Russian Federation Elected	9,051,776	13.7%	37	en.wikipedia.org Wikipedia Turnout \| 59.58% Recorded 8 Oct 2026 · Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0 apnews.com News report Full results released Friday from Russia's first wartime parliamentary election Recorded 8 Oct 2026
Liberal Democratic Party of Russia Elected	5,970,578	9%	23	en.wikipedia.org Wikipedia Turnout \| 59.58% Recorded 8 Oct 2026 · Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0 apnews.com News report Full results released Friday from Russia's first wartime parliamentary election Recorded 8 Oct 2026
New People Elected	5,253,202	7.9%	19	en.wikipedia.org Wikipedia Turnout \| 59.58% Recorded 8 Oct 2026 · Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0 apnews.com News report Full results released Friday from Russia's first wartime parliamentary election Recorded 8 Oct 2026
A Just Russia - For Truth Elected	3,589,806	5.4%	17	en.wikipedia.org Wikipedia Turnout \| 59.58% Recorded 8 Oct 2026 · Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0 apnews.com News report Full results released Friday from Russia's first wartime parliamentary election Recorded 8 Oct 2026
Rodina Elected	-	-	-	en.wikipedia.org Wikipedia Turnout \| 59.58% Recorded 8 Oct 2026 · Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0 apnews.com News report Full results released Friday from Russia's first wartime parliamentary election Recorded 8 Oct 2026
Independents Elected	-	-	-	en.wikipedia.org Wikipedia Turnout \| 59.58% Recorded 8 Oct 2026 · Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0 apnews.com News report Full results released Friday from Russia's first wartime parliamentary election Recorded 8 Oct 2026

2024 Russian presidential election · 17 March 2024

Final resultsTurnout 77.5%

Results of 2024 Russian presidential election
Party or candidate	Votes	Share	Source
Vladimir Putin (Independent) Elected	76,277,708	88.5%	en.wikipedia.org Wikipedia Registered voters/turnout \| 113,011,059 \| 77.49 Recorded 8 Oct 2026 · Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0
Nikolay Kharitonov (Communist Party of the Russian Federation)	3,768,470	4.4%	en.wikipedia.org Wikipedia Registered voters/turnout \| 113,011,059 \| 77.49 Recorded 8 Oct 2026 · Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0
Vladislav Davankov (New People)	3,362,484	3.9%	en.wikipedia.org Wikipedia Registered voters/turnout \| 113,011,059 \| 77.49 Recorded 8 Oct 2026 · Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0
Leonid Slutsky (Liberal Democratic Party of Russia)	2,795,629	3.2%	en.wikipedia.org Wikipedia Registered voters/turnout \| 113,011,059 \| 77.49 Recorded 8 Oct 2026 · Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0

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2021 Russian legislative election · 17 September 2021

Final resultsTurnout 51.7%

Results of 2021 Russian legislative election
Party or candidate	Votes	Share	Seats	Source
United Russia Elected	28,064,200	49.8%	324	en.wikipedia.org Wikipedia Final turnout was reported to be 51.72%. Recorded 8 Oct 2026 · Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0 data.ipu.org News report Registered voters 109,204,662 Recorded 8 Oct 2026
Communist Party of the Russian Federation Elected	10,660,669	18.9%	57	en.wikipedia.org Wikipedia Final turnout was reported to be 51.72%. Recorded 8 Oct 2026 · Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0 data.ipu.org News report Registered voters 109,204,662 Recorded 8 Oct 2026
Liberal Democratic Party of Russia Elected	4,252,252	7.6%	21	en.wikipedia.org Wikipedia Final turnout was reported to be 51.72%. Recorded 8 Oct 2026 · Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0 data.ipu.org News report Registered voters 109,204,662 Recorded 8 Oct 2026
A Just Russia - For Truth Elected	4,201,744	7.5%	27	en.wikipedia.org Wikipedia Final turnout was reported to be 51.72%. Recorded 8 Oct 2026 · Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0 data.ipu.org News report Registered voters 109,204,662 Recorded 8 Oct 2026
New People Elected	2,997,744	5.3%	13	en.wikipedia.org Wikipedia Final turnout was reported to be 51.72%. Recorded 8 Oct 2026 · Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0 data.ipu.org News report Registered voters 109,204,662 Recorded 8 Oct 2026
Rodina Elected	-	-	1	en.wikipedia.org Wikipedia Final turnout was reported to be 51.72%. Recorded 8 Oct 2026 · Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0 data.ipu.org News report Registered voters 109,204,662 Recorded 8 Oct 2026
Party of Growth Elected	-	-	1	en.wikipedia.org Wikipedia Final turnout was reported to be 51.72%. Recorded 8 Oct 2026 · Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0 data.ipu.org News report Registered voters 109,204,662 Recorded 8 Oct 2026
Civic Platform Elected	-	-	1	en.wikipedia.org Wikipedia Final turnout was reported to be 51.72%. Recorded 8 Oct 2026 · Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0 data.ipu.org News report Registered voters 109,204,662 Recorded 8 Oct 2026
Independents Elected	-	-	1	en.wikipedia.org Wikipedia Final turnout was reported to be 51.72%. Recorded 8 Oct 2026 · Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0 data.ipu.org News report Registered voters 109,204,662 Recorded 8 Oct 2026

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Russia in numbers

From the World Bank, each with the year it is from.

Sources

Every fact above links to the page it came from. Last checked 8 October 2026 (UTC).

Wikidata Q19908139: 2016 Russian legislative electionWikidata wikidata.org · Licence: CC0-1.0
Wikidata Q19760074: 2018 Russian presidential electionWikidata wikidata.org · Licence: CC0-1.0
Wikidata Q30244784: 2021 Russian legislative electionWikidata wikidata.org · Licence: CC0-1.0
Wikidata Q28810950: 2024 Russian presidential electionWikidata wikidata.org · Licence: CC0-1.0
Wikidata Q108822277: 2026 Russian legislative electionWikidata wikidata.org · Licence: CC0-1.0
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Upcoming elections

How Russia is governed

Elected offices

Past elections

2026 Russian legislative election

2024 Russian presidential election

2021 Russian legislative election

2018 Russian presidential election

2016 Russian legislative election

Results

2026 Russian legislative election

Russia in numbers

Sources

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