Russian citizens turned out in large numbers at polling stations in Iran. Rafael Gevorkyan, Russia’s chargé d’affaires ad interim in the Islamic Republic, said turnout was very high on September 20.
Gevorkyan said Russian citizens had arrived from different cities to cast their ballots. He said Russian citizens viewed voting as both a right and a civic duty for everyone who wanted to see their country strong, united and prosperous.
Turnout is very high. People are coming from different cities. Everyone says that voting is the right and civic duty of every Russian citizen who wants to see their country strong, united and prosperous.
Gevorkyan also voted in the election.
Russia’s election schedule lasted three days
Elections for deputies to Russia’s ninth State Duma began on September 18 and ended on September 20. Other elections were also held during the same period.
On the single voting day in 2026, plans called for filling 20,700 seats in parliament and elected positions. Russian President Vladimir Putin had described the State Duma elections as the country’s most important domestic political event.