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ΠΡΟΤΑΣΗ ΨΗΦΙΣΜΑΤΟΣ (2026/2907(RSP))

Σχετικά με τις αντιδημοκρατικές εκλογές του 2026 για τη ρωσική Κρατική Δούμα και τις επιπτώσεις τους στην κοινωνία των πολιτών

B-10-2026-0439

εξ ονόματος της Ομάδας The Left · Rapporteur: Danilo Della Valle

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Parliament's resolution on the 2026 elections to the Russian State Duma says the vote fell short of international standards and was held in a repressive environment. It regrets the exclusion of anti-war candidates and parties, questions remote electronic voting, and says elections in occupied Ukrainian territory cannot be recognised. It condemns laws criminalising anti-war speech, calls for the release of detainees, and asks the EU to support Russian civil society, independent media and trade unions. It calls on Russia to end its war against Ukraine and on the EU's foreign policy chief to apply electoral integrity standards consistently to all non-EU countries.

Key points

  1. Stresses that the principle of non-intervention does not prevent scrutiny of Russia's freely undertaken international obligations, and that the 2026 elections fell far short of ICCPR and OSCE standards.
  2. Says independent analyses point to widespread manipulation through voter coercion, manipulated reports and falsification, notes protests announced in at least five Russian cities, and condemns the tightly controlled environment.
  3. Regrets the exclusion of candidates and parties critical of the war, including Yabloko, and the lack of independent domestic and international election observation.
  4. Notes concerns about the transparency of remote electronic voting and calls for publication of verifiable data.
  5. Says complaints from parties inside the Duma, including the CPRF, should be handled through transparent procedures with public access to precinct-level protocols.
  6. Recalls that elections organised in the occupied territories of Ukraine cannot be recognised under international law.
  7. Notes the election of 46 war veterans, 41 for United Russia, links this to the 'Time of Heroes' programme, and is concerned about growing militarisation of political life.
  8. Expresses deep concern over restrictions on civil society, trade unions, independent media and election observers.
  9. Condemns the 2022 laws criminalising information on the armed forces and statements discrediting them as incompatible with Article 19 ICCPR, and deplores their use against representatives, activists, journalists and citizens.
  10. Calls on the Russian authorities to release people detained for peacefully exercising their rights, including Grigory Melkonyants and Boris Kagarlitsky.
  11. Stresses that the Russian people must not be equated with their government, rejects collective punishment, and says EU support should strengthen civil society, human rights defenders, independent trade unions and independent media transparently and non-partisanly.
  12. Calls on Russia to cooperate with UN and OSCE human rights mechanisms, to end its war against Ukraine and respect its sovereignty, and warns against militarising EU foreign policy or using the elections to justify higher military spending.

Who is affected

  • Russian authorities: asked to release detainees, cooperate with UN and OSCE mechanisms, and end the war against Ukraine.
  • Russian civil society, human rights defenders, independent trade unions and independent media: EU support should be directed to them.
  • The EU's foreign policy chief: asked to apply electoral integrity standards consistently to all non-EU countries, including EU partners.
  • The EU and its member states: warned against militarising foreign policy and against higher military spending at the expense of social cohesion.

Figures and deadlines

  • Elections held from 18 to 20 September 2026 to elect all 450 seats of the ninth State Duma.
  • United Russia 349 seats, CPRF 37, Liberal Democratic Party of Russia 23, New People 19, A Just Russia 17.
  • Remote electronic voting used in 33 regions without independent verification mechanisms.
  • Grigory Melkonyants sentenced in 2025 to five years' imprisonment.
  • 46 veterans of the war against Ukraine elected, 41 of them for United Russia.