Russian election authority approves lists for 11 parties ahead of polls

Russia's Central Electoral Commission has approved the candidate lists for all 11 political parties vying in the upcoming September legislative elections. The final party to receive approval was the Green Party, completing the slate that includes parliamentary mainstays like United Russia, the Communist Party, the Liberal Democratic Party, and A Just Russia, alongside opposition groups such as Yabloko and the Party of Pensioners.

The deadline for parties to submit their documents was Sunday evening. This electoral process marks the first national election held since Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. Recent polls indicate that the Kremlin's United Russia party is experiencing historically low levels of public support. This decline is attributed to widespread public fatigue with the ongoing war, economic contraction, internet blockades, and a recent fuel deficit crisis.