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Russia has launched three days of voting in parliamentary elections that are expected to strengthen the Kremlin's power.

Russia has launched three days of voting in parliamentary elections that are expected to strengthen the Kremlin's power.

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September 18th, 2026

Russia has launched three days of voting in parliamentary elections that are expected to strengthen the Kremlin's power.

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On Friday, Russians began three days of voting in the country's first parliamentary elections held during wartime.

俄罗斯人周五开始了为期三天的投票这是该国首次在战时举行的议会选举

With virtually no opposition participation, these elections will almost certainly ensure the Kremlin's political dominance.

此次选举几乎没有反对派参与几乎可以肯定将确保克里姆林宫的政治主导地位

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

当局将选举分散于周末举行,直至周日方告结束旨在提升1.11亿合格选民投票率甚至允许采用电子投票方式

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

据中央选举委员会称截至周五晚间包括在线投票在内投票率约为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.

克里姆林宫希望此次议会选举——自2022年全面入侵乌克兰以来的首次——能凸显公众对战争的支持并为其行动披上合法外衣

It seeks to avert any political risk by suppressing even the faintest signs of dissent.

它试图通过压制哪怕最轻微的异议迹象来规避任何政治风险

"Your choice and determination will once again demonstrate that millions of people stand behind our soldiers, and that we are a united nation, bound together by shared values, historical memory, and love for our homeland," President Vladimir Putin said in an address to the nation before the vote.

你们的选择和决心将再次表明数百万人民站在我们的战士身后我们是一个团结的民族由共同的价值观历史记忆和对祖国的热爱紧密相连,”总统弗拉基米尔·普京在投票前向全国发表讲话时表示

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

克里姆林宫方面宣称,普京已于周五完成在线投票,并公布了一张他端坐于电脑屏幕前的照片。

United Russia, the Kremlin's main party, is almost certain to maintain its overwhelming control over the State Duma, the lower house of parliament.

克里姆林宫主要政党统一俄罗斯党几乎必将维持其对下议院国家杜马压倒性控制

Several smaller "systemic opposition" partieswhich vote in line with the government on all key issuesare also expected to retain their seats.

几个较小的“系统性反对派”政党——在所有关键问题上与政府投票一致——预计也将保留其席位

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

选民通过投下两张单独的选票选择选票上列出的政党以此填补杜马450个席位中的一半

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

其余席位在单席位选区中竞争选民选择个人候选人

The Russian citizens who were interviewed by reporters held a wide range of expectations regarding this election.

那些接受记者采访的俄罗斯民众,对此次选举所抱持的期望可谓众说纷纭。

Earlier this week, Dmitry Kirillin from Moscow said he hoped to "see some changesto see different political parties" at the helm.

莫斯科德米特里·基里林本周早些时候表示他希望看到一些变化。看到由不同的政党掌舵

However, Muscovite Alexander Vertukhin took the view that "what United Russia and the Communists have done is already sufficient; their platforms cover everything."

然而莫斯科人亚历山大·韦尔图欣则认为,“统一俄罗斯党共产党人所做的已经足够了他们的纲领涵盖了一切。”

On Friday, at a polling station in Moscow, retiree Galina Vavilova said she believed that ending the war in Ukraine was "certainly the most important thing."

周五,在莫斯科一处投票站,退休人员加林娜·瓦维洛娃表示,她认为结束乌克兰战争“当然是最重要的事情”。

"This is the single most crucial matter at present.

这是当前最为至关紧要事项

Everyone longs for peace; ultimately, that is all there is to it.

人人都渴望和平归根结底无非如此

Only in this way can our boys remain safe and sound," she said.

唯有这样我们的小伙子们方能安然无恙,”她表示

Another retiree, Lyudmila Kalinina, hopes life will "stabilise in a better direction" and wants to "close the enormous gap between the super-rich and the extremely poor, because after all, many people are not living so sweetly."

另一位退休人员柳德米拉·卡利尼娜希望生活朝着更好的方向稳定下来”,并希望结束超级富豪极端贫困者之间的巨大鸿沟因为毕竟很多人过得并不那么甜蜜。”

Vladimir Chubarev, a 72-year-old professor, expressed this hope: "All the major initiatives our government is pursuing will achieve results," and then added: "And of course, victory as well."

72岁的教授弗拉基米尔·丘巴列夫表达了这样的期许:“我们政府正在推行的各项重大举措均能取得成效”,并继而补充道:“当然还有胜利。”

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

自由派亚博卢党唯一敢于批评战争注册政治实体上个月被俄罗斯最高法院从选票中移除在单选区竞选中仅有几十名候选人

In addition, some anti-war politicians were imprisoned or forced into exile abroad before the campaign.

此外一些反战政客在竞选前遭到监禁或被迫流亡国外

The election took place after Ukraine launched long-range drone strikes on oil refineries during the summer, thereby triggering a widespread fuel crisis.

此次选举是在乌克兰夏季对炼油厂发动远程无人机袭击从而引发广泛燃料危机之后举行的

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

在线零售商Wildberries和Ozon仓库也遭到了袭击

This destruction exacerbated the problems afflicting the Russian economy and brought the war to the doorsteps of millions of people.

这些破坏加剧了俄罗斯经济的问题并将战争带到了数百万人的家门口

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

当地官员称在俄罗斯黑海度假胜地索契投票站因无人机袭击威胁而短暂关闭

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

中央选举委员会主席埃拉·帕姆菲洛娃表示,克拉斯诺达尔地区的一个投票站在无人机震碎窗户后不得不改在其他场地设立

For the first time, the parliamentary elections include residents of four Ukrainian regions that Moscow illegally annexed after the war began but has not yet fully controlled.

议会选举首次莫斯科在战争开始后非法吞并但尚未完全控制四个乌克兰地区的居民纳入其中。

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

投票同样在克里米亚进行,该黑海半岛于2014年被俄罗斯非法吞并

In the Russian-controlled part of Ukraine's eastern Donetsk region, voters cast their ballots into a box at a polling station, while an armed Russian soldier stood nearby watching.

在乌克兰东部顿涅茨克地区由俄罗斯控制的部分选民在一处投票站将选票投入票箱一名武装俄罗斯士兵站在附近观看

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

普京在与官员会面时表示,乌克兰试图阻碍投票,并提到乌克兰的一次袭击导致扎波罗热地区一名投票站负责人死亡。

Pamfilova stated that in the Russian-controlled Luhansk region, 14 polling stations are currently operating on backup power because Ukrainian drones have severed the power lines.

帕姆菲洛娃称,在俄方控制的卢甘斯克地区,由于乌克兰无人机切断了电线,14个投票站目前正依靠备用电源运行。

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

此外俄罗斯官员声称本周早些时候乌克兰发动的袭击俄方控制的扎波罗热地区导致一名投票站负责人丧生,另有一人受伤

Ukraine has not yet responded immediately to this allegation.

针对这一指控乌克兰方面尚未立即作出回应

The Kyiv authorities have condemned the voting held in Russian-controlled areas as illegal, urging foreign governments and international organizations not to recognize the election, while warning Ukrainians that involvement in organizing the vote could entail criminal liability.

基辅当局谴责在俄罗斯控制地区举行的投票为非法并敦促外国政府国际组织不承认此次选举同时警告乌克兰人参与组织投票可能承担刑事责任

Christian Wigand, a spokesperson for the European Commission, likewise deemed the voting in Russian-controlled areas "illegal" and stated that the EU condemns the move.

欧盟委员会发言人克里斯蒂安·维冈也认为俄罗斯控制地区的投票“非法”,并称欧盟谴责此举。

"These so-called elections constitute yet another flagrant violation of international law.

这些所谓的选举是对国际法的又一次公然违反

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

欧盟不会也永远不会承认在乌克兰暂时被占领土上举行的这些所谓选举虚假选举或其结果,”他说

Wigan stated that the manner in which the elections were conducted "highlights the ongoing and deepening erosion of Russian democracy," and that the Kremlin "has deprived Russian voters of a genuine choice regarding their country's future."

维冈表示,选举的举行方式“凸显了俄罗斯民主的持续和日益加深的侵蚀”,克里姆林宫“剥夺了俄罗斯选民对自己国家未来的真正选择”。

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

他还指出俄罗斯决定不邀请欧洲安全与合作组织观察员,此举无视其承诺

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

他誓言欧盟将继续支持俄罗斯民间社会组织人权团体独立媒体

Lorne Cook in Brussels also contributed to this.

布鲁塞尔的洛恩·库克对此亦有所贡献。

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