The Kremlin designed the first wartime parliamentary election since the 2022 invasion of Ukraine to showcase popular support for the war and legitimize Russia's military actions

From the articleRuling party dominates early results in Russia’s wartime parliamentary voteAlso in Early results show Russia’s main Kremlin party dominating tightly controlled parliamentary vote, Watch: Voting under way in Russian election tightly controlled by Kremlin, Early returns show main Kremlin party leading Russia’s parliamentary election, Early results show Russia’s main Kremlin party dominating tightly controlled parliamentary vote, Russia votes in parliamentary election as war in Ukraine drags on