France condemns Russian parliamentary elections that ruling party is set to win

La Francia condanna le elezioni parlamentari russe, che il partito al potere è destinato a vincere


People walk near the headquarters of the lower house of Russia’s parliament, the State Duma, the morning after Russia’s parliamentary election in Moscow, Russia, September 21, 2026. REUTERS/Anastasia Barashkova (Reuters)

PARIS, Sept 21 (Reuters) - Russian parliamentary elections that the country’s ruling United Russia party were easily on track to win did not meet the conditions for free elections, France’s foreign ministry said on Monday, adding that the organisation of elections in occupied Ukrainian territories constituted another violation of international law.

“Heightened repression against civil society and the opposition, the exclusion of several political parties, growing restrictions on freedom of expression and the banning of independent media have undermined the Russian people’s ability to freely form and express their choice,” the ministry said in a statement.

(Reporting by John Irish and Makini Brice)

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