Russian elections: 'Even the facade of opposition has gone'

To display this content from YouTube, you must enable advertisement tracking and audience measurement. One of your browser extensions seems to be blocking the video player from loading. To watch this content, you may need to disable it on this site. Cover image: © France 24 06:04 Issued on: 18/09/2026 - 15:10 Russians on Friday began three days of voting in the country’s first wartime parliamentary election, which features virtually no opposition and is all but certain to secure the Kremlin’s political dominance. France 24's Douglas Herbert takes a closer look. Prized Aztec codex returns to Mexico on loan 18/09/2026 France’s Yellow Vests to return as fuel prices soar? 18/09/2026 How will rise of AI impact Africa? 18/09/2026 The Cameroon civil society groups taking on gender-based violence 18/09/2026 France’s Macron summons party leaders for talks on Mideast and Ukraine 18/09/2026 Venezuela lifts block on some news sites as transition talks resume 18/09/2026 Russia votes in wartime election set to secure the Kremlin's power 18/09/2026 UN mission says grounds to believe US committed war crimes in Iran 18/09/2026 ‘We cried the whole way’: Refugees flee Yemen fighting 18/09/2026