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Russia has launched three days of parliamentary election voting, which is expected to further consolidate the Kremlin's power.

Russia has launched three days of parliamentary election voting, which is expected to further consolidate the Kremlin's power.

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September 18th, 2026

Russia has launched three days of parliamentary election voting, which is expected to further consolidate the Kremlin's power.

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On Friday, Russians commenced voting in the first round of a three-day parliamentary election held under wartime conditions; with the opposition virtually nonexistent in this election, it is all but certain that the Kremlin's political dominance will be secured.

俄羅斯人於週五啟動為期三日的戰時首輪議會選舉投票;此番選舉反對派幾近闕如,克里姆林宮之政治主導地位殆可斷言將獲確保。

The authorities stretched the election across the weekend, not concluding until Sunday, in an effort to boost turnout among the 111 million eligible voters, and even introduced electronic voting.

當局將選舉分散於週末舉行,至週日方告落幕藉此提振1.11億合格選民投票率甚而開放電子投票

According to the Central Election Commission, by Friday evening turnout, including online voting, had reached approximately 30 percent.

中央選舉委員會指出,截至週五晚間含線上投票在內投票率約達30%

The Kremlin harbours the hope that this parliamentary electionthe first since its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022will serve to demonstrate public endorsement of the war and to cloak its conduct in a mantle of legitimacy.

克里姆林宮冀望此次議會選舉——自2022年全面入侵烏克蘭以降之首度——得以彰顯公眾對戰爭之擁戴並為其行徑披覆合法之外衣

It seeks to avert political risk by stifling even the faintest trace of dissent.

其力圖透過扼殺任何異議之蛛絲馬跡以規避政治風險

On the eve of the vote, President Vladimir Putin addressed the nation in resolute and weighty terms: "Your choice and determination will once again demonstrate that millions stand behind our warriors, that we are a united people, bound together by shared values, historical memory, and love for the motherland."

總統弗拉基米爾·普丁於投票前夕向全國發表講話,其言辭鏗鏘,擲地有聲:「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 asserted that Putin had cast his ballot online on Friday, and thereupon released a photograph of him seated before a computer screen.

克里姆林宮宣稱,普丁已於週五完成線上投票,並隨之披露了一幀他端坐於電腦螢幕前的照片。

United Russia, the principal party affiliated with the Kremlin, will almost certainly retain its overwhelming dominance over the State Duma, the lower house of parliament.

克里姆林宮所屬之主要政黨統一俄羅斯」,幾近必然將維持下議院國家杜馬之壓倒性掌控

Several minor "systemic opposition" parties, which vote in alignment with the government's position on pivotal issues, are likewise expected to retain their seats.

若干於關鍵議題上與政府立場一致投票之系統性反對派」小黨,預料亦將保有其席次

Voters exercise a dual choice by casting two entirely distinct ballots: first, by marking the party listed on the ballot, they fill half of the Duma's 450 seats; second, in single-member districts, individual candidates compete, and it is the voters who determine who is elected.

選民透過投下兩張截然不同的選票行使雙重選擇權其一,藉由圈選選票上所列政黨以填補杜馬450個席位中的半數其二,則於單一選區針對個別候選人展開角逐由選民擇定其人選

The Russian citizens interviewed by reporters held markedly divergent expectations regarding this election.

受記者採訪的俄羅斯民眾,對此次選舉所抱持的期望可謂莫衷一是。

Dmitry Kirillin of Moscow stated earlier this week that 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期盼能看到一些改變看到一個不同的政黨掌舵

However, Muscovite Alexander Virtukhin, for his part, believed that "what United Russia and the Communists have done is already sufficient; their platforms cover everything."

然而莫斯科人亞歷山大·維爾圖欣則認為,「統一俄羅斯和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, the retiree Galina Vavilova said she believed that bringing an end to the war in Ukraine was "unquestionably the foremost priority."

退休人士加林娜·瓦維洛娃於週五在莫斯科一處投票站表示她認為終結烏克蘭戰爭「無疑是最為首要之事」。

She stated, "This is the paramount matter of the moment.

她表示:「此乃當前至關緊要之事

People the world over yearn for peace; at bottom, that is all there is to it.

舉世之人皆渴求和平究其根本不過如是

Our people must be kept safe and sound."

務使我方人員安然無恙。」

Another retiree, Lyudmila Kalinina, yearns for life to "stabilise in a positive direction", and aspires to "eliminate the vast gulf between the ultra-wealthy and the desperately poor, given that many people, after all, do not live in affluence."

另一位退休人士柳德米拉·卡利尼娜期盼生活向好的方向穩定下來」,並冀望消弭超級富豪極端貧困者之間的巨大鴻溝須知許多人畢竟生活並不富裕。」

Vladimir Chubarev, a seventy-two-year-old professor, expressed his hope that "all the important initiatives our government is undertaking will be brought to full fruition," and added, "And victory, of course."

七十二歲的教授弗拉基米爾·丘巴列夫表示冀望我們政府正在採取的所有重要倡議皆能克竟全功」,並補充道:「當然還有勝利。」

The liberal party Yablokothe only registered political entity that still dares to publicly denounce this warwas struck from the ballot by Russia's Supreme Court last month, leaving it with only a few dozen candidates contesting single-mandate districts.

自由派政黨亞博盧科」——唯一尚敢於公開譴責這場戰爭註冊政治實體——已於上月遭俄羅斯最高法院自選票上除名其在單一選區競選中僅餘數十名候選人

Moreover, several anti-war politicians found themselves imprisoned on the eve of the campaign, or else were forced into exile abroad.

此外若干反戰政客於競選前夕身陷囹圄抑或被迫流亡海外

This election took place after Ukraine had spent the entire summer mounting sustained long-range drone strikes on oil refineries, attacks that have already precipitated a widespread fuel crisis.

此次選舉係於烏克蘭歷經整個夏季以遠程無人機對煉油廠持續施襲之後舉行的,而這些襲擊已然引發廣泛的燃料危機

The warehouses of the online retailers Wildberries and Ozon did not escape unscathed either, having likewise come under attack.

網路零售商Wildberries與Ozon之倉庫亦未能倖免同遭襲擊

Such destruction has not only exacerbated the myriad difficulties confronting the Russian economy but has also brought the flames of war to bear upon the homes of millions.

此等破壞不僅加劇了俄羅斯經濟所面臨的種種困境更使戰火殃及數百萬人的家園

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

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 after 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而不得不在不同地點設立

For the first time, this parliamentary election incorporated residents of four Ukrainian regions that Moscow illegally annexed after the outbreak of the war but has yet to bring fully under its control.

此次議會選舉首度莫斯科於戰爭爆發後非法兼併卻尚未完全掌控之四處烏克蘭地區的居民納入其中。

Voting also took place concurrently in Crimeathe Black Sea peninsula that Russia illegally annexed as far back as 2014.

投票於克里米亞——這座黑海半島早於2014年即遭俄羅斯非法兼併——同步舉行

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

在烏克蘭東部頓涅茨克地區由俄羅斯所控制的部分選民於一投票站將選票投入票箱,一名武裝俄羅斯士兵則在旁監視

During a meeting with officials, Putin asserted that Ukraine had sought to meddle and obstruct the voting process, and he cited a Ukrainian attack that had killed the head of a polling station in the Zaporizhzhia region.

普丁於接見官員時聲稱烏克蘭意圖從中作梗阻撓投票之進行並提及烏方一次襲擊致使扎波羅熱地區某投票站負責人喪生。

Pamfilova pointed out that in the Russian-controlled Luhansk region, where Ukrainian drones have damaged power lines, a total of 14 polling stations are currently relying on backup power to operate.

帕姆菲洛娃指出,在俄羅斯掌控的盧甘斯克地區,因烏克蘭無人機致使電線受損,目前計有14個投票站正仰賴備用電源運作。

Furthermore, Russian officials have asserted that an attack launched by Ukraine earlier this week in the Russian-controlled Zaporizhzhia region resulted in the death of a polling station head and left another person wounded.

此外俄羅斯官員聲稱本週稍早烏克蘭所發動之襲擊,於俄方控制之扎波羅熱地區致使一名投票站站長喪生另有一人負傷

The Ukrainian side did not immediately comment on the allegation.

烏克蘭方面對該指控未立即置評

The Kyiv authorities condemned the voting in Russian-occupied territories as illegal, urged foreign governments and international organisations not to recognise the election, and warned Ukrainians that they might face criminal liability if they took part in organising the vote.

基輔當局譴責俄佔地區之投票為非法敦促外國政府及國際組織不予承認是次選舉並警告烏克蘭人若參與組織投票或須承擔刑事責任

Christian Wiegand, a spokesperson for the European Commission, likewise characterised the voting in Russian-controlled areas as "illegal" and declared that the EU condemns it.

歐盟委員會發言人克里斯蒂安·維岡亦將俄羅斯控制地區之投票定性為「非法」,並宣稱歐盟對此予以譴責。

He declared: "These so-called elections amount to yet another flagrant violation of international law.

他宣稱:「此等所謂的選舉無異於對國際法再度公然踐踏

The European Union categorically will not, nor ever could, recognise these so-called elections, sham elections, or their results, held in the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine."

歐盟斷然不會亦永無可能承認在烏克蘭暫時被佔領土上所舉行之此等所謂選舉虛假選舉抑或其結果。」

Wiegand stated that the manner in which the elections were conducted "underscores the sustained and steadily deepening erosion of Russian democracy," and that the Kremlin has "deprived Russian voters of any genuine choice regarding their country's future."

維岡表示,選舉的進行方式「凸顯了俄羅斯民主的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 further asserted that Russia's decision not to invite observers from the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe amounted to a disregard for its own commitments.

他進一步指陳俄羅斯決定不邀請歐洲安全與合作組織觀察員之舉無異於對其自身承諾之漠視。

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

他誓言歐盟將持續聲援俄羅斯公民社會組織人權團體獨立媒體

Lorne Cook, based in Brussels, contributed to the writing of the report.

布魯塞爾的洛恩·庫克襄助了報導的撰寫。

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