Yabloko cleared the 5 percent threshold in Novgorod, preserving a key route to future State Duma participation without collecting signatures.
United Russia led Russia’s Duma vote with 57.76 percent after most protocols were counted, putting a constitutional majority within reach.
Russia opened three days of Duma voting, including in occupied Ukrainian territories, amid opposition limits and verification concerns.
Putin endorsed using volunteers deemed completely unfit for military service to defend rear-area facilities from drones amid recruitment pressure.