{"id":204640,"date":"2026-09-21T22:38:13","date_gmt":"2026-09-21T19:38:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/204640\/"},"modified":"2026-09-21T22:38:15","modified_gmt":"2026-09-21T19:38:15","slug":"lukasenka-heaps-praise-on-russias-state-duma-elections","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/204640\/","title":{"rendered":"\u0141uka\u0161enka\u00a0heaps praise on Russia\u2019s State Duma elections"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"block-image block-image-normal\">\n\n  <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1128\" height=\"752\" src=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/vybory_urna_1128x752.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/vybory_urna_1128x752.jpg 1128w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/vybory_urna_1128x752-354x236.jpg 354w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/vybory_urna_1128x752-734x490.jpg 734w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/vybory_urna_1128x752-178x118.jpg 178w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/vybory_urna_1128x752-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1128px) 100vw, 1128px\" \/>\n  <figcaption>\n  \n       <div class=\"block-image__author\">\n                <span>(Element5 Digital \/ unsplash.com)<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n     <\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>September 21, <em>Pozirk<\/em>.<\/strong> Alaksandar \u0141uka\u0161enka&nbsp;has congratulated Russian President Vladimir Putin on the results of elections for Russia\u2019s State Duma (lower parliamentary chamber), describing them as \u201cconvincing proof\u201d of the Russians\u2019 support for Putin\u2019s policies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In a message published by his press office, \u0141uka\u0161enka&nbsp;described the \u201cunprecedented mobilization of millions of voters\u201d and United Russia\u2019s \u201cconfirmed constitutional majority\u201d as a \u201cworthy response to shameless external attempts to discredit the campaign and split the tightly-knit Russian society.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Russian human rights defenders reported numerous violations of the Electoral Code during the voting, which took place between September 18 and September 20. The European Union\u2019s High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Kaja Kallas said that the elections had \u201cunderscored the continued and deepening erosion of democracy in Russia.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With 95 percent of the ballots counted as of Monday evening, the official results put Vladimir Putin\u2019s United Russia firmly in the lead with 57.83 percent of the vote, followed by the Communist Party of the Russian Federation with 13.81 percent, the Liberal Democratic Party of Russia with 8.97 percent, and New People with 7.06 percent.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>September 21, Pozirk. Alaksandar \u0141uka\u0161enka&nbsp;has congratulated Russian President Vladimir Putin on the results of elections for Russia\u2019s State Duma (lower parliamentary chamber), describing them as \u201cconvincing proof\u201d of the Russians\u2019 support for Putin\u2019s policies. In a message published by his press office, \u0141uka\u0161enka&nbsp;described the \u201cunprecedented mobilization of millions of voters\u201d and United Russia\u2019s \u201cconfirmed constitutional [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":73,"featured_media":156394,"template":"","rubric":[16],"class_list":["post-204640","articles","type-articles","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","rubric-politics"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>\u0141uka\u0161enka\u00a0heaps praise on Russia\u2019s State Duma elections | Pozirk<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"September 21, Pozirk. 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