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Russia has begun three days of parliamentary elections voting, which are expected to further consolidate the Kremlin's power.

Russia has begun three days of parliamentary elections voting, which are expected to further consolidate the Kremlin's power.

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September 18th, 2026

Russia has begun three days of parliamentary elections voting, which are expected to further consolidate the Kremlin's power.

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On Friday, Russians began voting in the first parliamentary election of the wartime period, a three-day process in which the opposition is almost entirely absent and which will almost certainly secure the Kremlin's political dominance.

俄羅斯人於週五開始投票,展開為期三天的戰時首場議會選舉;此次選舉中反對派幾乎缺席,幾乎可以肯定將確保克里姆林宮的政治主導地位。

The authorities spread the election across the weekend, concluding on Sunday, in order to boost turnout among the 111 million eligible voters, and even allowed electronic voting.

當局將選舉分散於週末舉行,並於週日結束以提升1.11億合格選民投票率甚至允許電子投票

According to the Central Election Commission, by Friday evening turnout stood at around 30 percent, including online voting.

據中央選舉委員會稱截至週五晚間包括線上投票在內投票率約為30%

The Kremlin hopes that this parliamentary electionthe first since the full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022will highlight public support for the war and lend a veneer of legitimacy to its actions.

克里姆林宮希望這次議會選舉——自2022年全面入侵烏克蘭以來的首次——能突顯公眾對戰爭的支持並為其行動披上合法外衣

It is seeking to avoid political risks by stamping out any trace of dissent.

它試圖透過扼殺任何異議的蛛絲馬跡來避免政治風險

Before the vote, President Vladimir Putin told the nation: "Your choice and determination will once again show that millions of people stand behind our soldiers, that we are a united people, bound together by shared values, historical memory, and love for our homeland."

總統弗拉基米爾·普丁在投票前向全國表示:「你們的選擇和決心將再次表明,數百萬人站在我們的戰士身後,我們是一個團結的人民,由共同的價值觀、歷史記憶和對祖國的熱愛所維繫。」

The Kremlin claimed that Putin had completed online voting on Friday and released a photograph of him sitting upright in front of a computer screen.

克里姆林宮宣稱,普丁已於週五完成線上投票,並公布了一張他端坐於電腦螢幕前的照片。

The Kremlin's main party, United Russia, will almost certainly retain its overwhelming control over the lower house, the State Duma.

克里姆林宮主要政黨統一俄羅斯幾乎肯定會維持對下議院國家杜馬壓倒性控制

Several small "systemic opposition" parties, which vote in line with the government on key issues, are also expected to keep their seats.

數個在關鍵議題上與政府同步投票的「系統性反對派」小黨,預計也將保住其席位

Voters cast two separate ballots, filling half of the Duma's 450 seats by choosing the parties listed on the ballot.

選民投下兩張不同的選票透過選擇選票上列出的政黨來填補杜馬450個席位中的一半

The remaining seats are contested in single-member districts, where voters select individual candidates.

其餘席位在單一選區中競爭選民選擇個別候選人

The Russian citizens interviewed by reporters held expectations for this election that varied from person to person.

接受記者採訪的俄羅斯民眾,對於此次選舉所抱持的期望可謂因人而異。

Earlier this week, Dmitry Kirillin from Moscow said he hoped to "see some changes. To see a different party" at the helm.

莫斯科的德米特里·基里林本週稍早表示他希望能看到一些改變看到一個不同的政黨掌舵

However, Muscovite Alexander Virtukhin believed that "what United Russia and the Communists have done is enough; their programmes cover everything."

然而莫斯科人亞歷山大·維爾圖欣則認為,「統一俄羅斯共產黨人所做的已經足夠他們的綱領涵蓋了一切。」

Speaking at a polling station in Moscow on Friday, retiree Galina Vavilova said that, in her view, ending the war in Ukraine was "of course the most important thing."

退休人士加林娜·瓦維洛娃週五在莫斯科一個投票站表示她認為結束烏克蘭戰爭當然是最重要的事」。

She stated: "This is undoubtedly the most critical issue at present.

她表示:「這無疑是當前最為關鍵的議題

Everyone longs for peace; ultimately, that is the essence of the matter.

人人皆渴望和平歸根結底事情的本質便是如此

We must ensure that our own people are safe and sound."

我們必須確保自己人安然無恙。」

Another retiree, Lyudmila Kalinina, hopes that life will "stabilise in a positive direction," and she also hopes to "put an end to the enormous gulf between the ultra-wealthy and those living in extreme poverty, given that many people are far from well off."

另一位退休人士柳德米拉·卡利尼娜希望生活向好的方向穩定下來」,並希望終結超級富豪極端貧困者之間的巨大鴻溝畢竟許多人生活並不富裕。」

Vladimir Chubarev, a 72-year-old professor, expressed his hope that "all the important initiatives our government is undertaking will succeed," and added: "And, of course, victory."

72歲的教授弗拉基米爾·丘巴列夫表示希望我們政府正在採取所有重要倡議都能成功」,並補充說:「當然還有勝利。」

The liberal party Yabloko, the only registered political entity that dared to criticise the war, was removed from the ballot by Russia's Supreme Court last month, leaving it with only a few dozen candidates in single-mandate constituency races.

自由派政黨亞博盧科是唯一敢於批評戰爭註冊政治實體上月被俄羅斯最高法院從選票中移除在單一選區競選中僅有數十名候選人

In addition, several anti-war politicians were imprisoned or forced to flee abroad before the campaign.

此外一些反戰政客在競選前被監禁或被迫逃往國外

This election took place after Ukraine carried out long-range drone strikes on oil refineries throughout the summer, attacks that triggered a widespread fuel crisis.

此次選舉是在烏克蘭整個夏季對煉油廠進行遠程無人機襲擊之後舉行的這些襲擊引發了廣泛的燃料危機

The warehouses of the online retailers Wildberries and Ozon were also hit.

網路零售商WildberriesOzon的倉庫遭到襲擊。

This destruction has worsened Russia's economic problems and brought the war to the homes of millions of people.

這些破壞加劇了俄羅斯經濟的問題讓戰爭波及數百萬人的家園

Local officials reported that in Sochi, a Russian Black Sea resort, polling stations were briefly closed due to the threat of drone attacks.

當地官員稱在俄羅斯黑海度假勝地索契投票站因無人機襲擊威脅而短暫關閉

Ella Pamfilova, the chairwoman of the Central Election Commission, stated that a polling station in the Krasnodar region had to be relocated to a different site because a drone shattered its windows.

中央選舉委員會主席埃拉·帕姆菲洛娃表示克拉斯諾達爾地區的一個投票站因無人機震碎窗戶不得不改於不同地點設立

For the first time, this parliamentary election includes residents of four Ukrainian regions that Moscow illegally annexed after the war broke out but has not yet fully brought under its control.

此次議會選舉首次涵蓋莫斯科在戰爭爆發後非法吞併卻尚未完全掌控四個烏克蘭地區的居民

Voting is also taking place in Crimea, the Black Sea peninsula that Russia illegally annexed in 2014.

投票同樣在克里米亞進行,這座黑海半島於2014年被俄羅斯非法吞併

In the Russian-controlled part of the Donetsk region in eastern Ukraine, voters cast their ballots into a box at a polling station while an armed Russian soldier looked on.

在烏克蘭東部頓涅茨克地區俄羅斯控制的部分選民在一個投票站將選票投入票箱,一名武裝俄羅斯士兵在旁觀看

Speaking at a meeting with officials, Putin said that Ukraine was trying to obstruct the vote, and he mentioned that a Ukrainian attack had killed the head of a polling station in the Zaporizhzhia region.

普丁在與官員會面時表示,烏克蘭試圖阻礙投票,並提到一次烏克蘭襲擊殺死了扎波羅熱地區一個投票站的負責人。

Pamfilova stated that in the Russian-controlled Luhansk region, Ukrainian drones damaged power lines, causing 14 polling stations to switch to backup power.

帕姆菲洛娃表示,在俄羅斯控制的盧甘斯克地區,烏克蘭無人機損壞了電線,導致14個投票站改用備用電源。

In addition, Russian officials claimed that a Ukrainian attack launched earlier this week killed a polling station head and injured another person in the Russian-controlled Zaporizhzhia region.

此外俄羅斯官員聲稱本週稍早烏克蘭發動的襲擊在俄方控制的扎波羅熱地區造成一名投票站站長喪生,另有另一人受傷

The Ukrainian side did not immediately respond to the allegation.

烏克蘭方面對該項指控未立即作出回應

The Kyiv authorities have condemned voting in Russian-controlled areas as illegal, urged foreign governments and international organisations not to recognise the election, and warned Ukrainians that they could face criminal liability if they take part in organising the vote.

基輔當局譴責在俄羅斯控制地區的投票為非法並敦促外國政府和國際組織不承認此次選舉同時警告烏克蘭人若參與組織投票可能須負刑事責任

European Commission spokesperson Christian Wigan also described the voting in Russian-controlled areas as "illegal" and stated that the EU condemns it.

歐盟委員會發言人克里斯蒂安·維岡亦稱在俄羅斯控制地區的投票「非法」,並表示歐盟譴責此事。

He stated: "These so-called elections are yet another blatant violation of international law.

他表示:「這些所謂的選舉對國際法的又一次公然違反

The EU will not, and never will, recognise these so-called elections, sham elections, or their results in the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine."

歐盟不會也永遠不會承認在烏克蘭暫時被佔領土上舉行的這些所謂選舉虛假選舉或其結果。」

Wigan stated that the way the elections were conducted "highlighted the ongoing and deepening erosion of Russian democracy," and that the Kremlin "deprived Russian voters of a genuine choice about their country's future."

維岡表示,選舉的進行方式「凸顯了俄羅斯民主持續且不斷加深的侵蝕」,克里姆林宮「剝奪了俄羅斯選民對其國家未來的真正選擇權」。

He also pointed out that Russia's decision not to invite observers from the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe disregarded its commitments.

他還指出,俄羅斯決定不邀請歐洲安全與合作組織的觀察員,此舉無視其承諾。

He vowed that the EU would continue to support Russian civil society organizations, human rights groups, and independent media.

他誓言歐盟將繼續支持俄羅斯公民社會組織、人權團體和獨立媒體。

In Brussels, Lorne Cook contributed to this report.

布魯塞爾方面,洛恩·庫克為此報導作出了貢獻。

September 18th, 2026

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