The candidate registration process for the 2026 parliamentary elections in Russia continues. The Central Election Commission officially approved the Rodina party's candidate lists for the State Duma.
At a meeting on Wednesday, commission members accepted the Rodina party's federal candidate list and its list of candidates in single-mandate electoral districts for the 9th State Duma elections. Commission Chair Ella Pamfilova announced that the decision was taken unanimously.

The Rodina party submitted the relevant documents to the commission on July 10, and the commission notified the party of some deficiencies on July 12. At its congress on June 28, the party had determined a federal candidate list of 298 people, as well as 66 candidates for single-mandate districts.
Russian President Vladimir Putin set the date for the 9th Duma elections as September 20, 2026, and described these elections as the country's most important domestic political event.