United Russia will form a constitutional majority in the State Duma

The United Russia party will form a constitutional majority in the State Duma and the largest faction in its history, receiving a total of 349 seats in the new convocation following the parliamentary elections.

The constitutional majority is formed by the party that receives two-thirds of the mandates, that is, more than 300 of the 450 seats in the State Duma.

The Central Election Commission of Russia on Friday approved the results of the elections of deputies to the State Duma of the ninth convocation. According to the Chairman of the Central Election Commission of the Russian Federation, Ella Pamfilova, United Russia received 349 mandates as a result of the elections - 140 in the federal district and 209 in single-mandate electoral districts.

Thus, the party not only secured a constitutional majority, but also received a record number of seats in the State Duma in the entire history of its participation in parliamentary elections.

According to the results of the 2003 elections, United Russia received 223 mandates, in the 2007 elections - 315 seats in the State Duma, and in 2011 - 238 mandates. In the 2016 elections, the party put 343 of its candidates into parliament, and the number of mandates for United Russia as a result of the 2021 parliamentary elections was 324.