Over 82% of Donetsk People's Republic Residents Reported to Have Voted in State Duma Elections
Russian state media reports that more than 82% of residents in the Donetsk People's Republic took part in the three-day State Duma election held September 18-20.
More than 82% of residents in the Donetsk People's Republic took part in elections for Russia's 9th State Duma, according to a report citing official figures, with voting held over a three-day period from September 18 to 20.
The vote in the Donetsk region was conducted as part of the broader nationwide State Duma election process, though the area's status remains a subject of international dispute. Russia annexed the Donetsk region from Ukraine in 2022 in a move not recognized by Ukraine or the vast majority of the international community, which continues to consider the territory part of Ukraine under international law.
Turnout figures from elections held in contested or annexed territories are frequently cited by Russian state media as evidence of local support for integration with Russia, while Ukrainian officials and many Western governments have characterized such votes as illegitimate, citing the ongoing conflict and displacement of the local population.
The report did not provide independent verification of the turnout figure or detail the conditions under which the vote was conducted in the region.
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