Al Jazeera reported that President Putin's United Russia party secured a record supermajority in tightly controlled parliamentary elections, with almost all genuine opposition excluded, according to nearly complete official results released on Monday. With over 58% of the vote, the party is poised to win more than three-quarters of the seats in the State Duma (lower house). This election marks the first parliamentary vote since Russia's "invasion" of Ukraine in 2022, and the first to include residents of the four Ukrainian regions illegally annexed by Moscow. Analysts believe this outcome may be seen by Moscow as public support for its actions in Ukraine, despite some analyses indicating a growing overall demand to end the war. EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Kallas dismissed Russia's "so-called" elections, stating that the Kremlin suppressed dissent, banned the only registered party opposing the war, and excluded international election observers.