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Russia opens its first State Duma polling station in Santo Domingo
Voting in the State Duma elections began for the first time at the Russian Embassy in the Dominican Republic. The polling station in Santo Domingo remained open until 8 p.m. local time on September 20.
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Russia opened its first polling station at its embassy in the Dominican Republic for the State Duma elections. Voting took place on September 20 at the diplomatic mission in the capital, Santo Domingo.
According to the embassy, the polling station remained open until 8 p.m. local time. This corresponded to 3 a.m. on September 21 in Moscow.
Early voting held in the Dominican Republic
Holding the election process at the embassy for the first time marked a milestone in the history of Russia's diplomatic mission. The embassy began its operations in the Dominican Republic in spring 2025.
Early voting in the country took place on September 18 and 19 in the cities of Sosua and Punta Cana.
Duma elections began on September 18
Voting in other elections held during the same period as the elections for deputies to the ninth convocation of the Russian State Duma began on September 18 and ended on September 20.
A total of 20,700 polling stations were expected to be established for elections to legislative bodies and elected offices during Russia's 2026 unified election day. Russian President Vladimir Putin had described the State Duma elections as the country's most important domestic political development.
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