A drawing of lots to establish the ballot order of political parties' names and emblems for the Russian State Duma elections, conducted at the Central Election Commission (CEC) of Russia. Chairman of the Russian Party of Pensioners for Social Justice (RPPSJ) Erik Prazdnikov (center), Novosibirsk Legislative Assembly deputy and deputy chairman of the RPPSJ Central Council Vladimir Vorozhtsov (left), and RPPSJ member Andrei Svintsov (right) before the drawing of lots.

A drawing of lots to establish the ballot order of political parties' names and emblems for the Russian State Duma elections, conducted at the Central Election Commission (CEC) of Russia. Marina Shishkina (left), leader of the Green Party's federal list for the 2026 State Duma elections, before the drawing of lots.

A drawing of lots to establish the ballot order of political parties' names and emblems for the Russian State Duma elections, conducted at the Central Election Commission (CEC) of Russia. Olga Golovanova (left), Head of the Department for Interaction with Political Parties and Government Agencies of the CEC Office, and Nikolai Rybakov, Chairman of the Yabloko political party, before the drawing of lots.

A drawing of lots to establish the ballot order of political parties' names and emblems for the Russian State Duma elections, conducted at the Central Election Commission (CEC) of Russia.

A drawing of lots to establish the ballot order of political parties' names and emblems for the Russian State Duma elections, conducted at the Central Election Commission (CEC) of Russia. CEC Chairperson Ella Pamfilova (center) during the drawing of lots.

A drawing of lots to establish the ballot order of political parties' names and emblems for the Russian State Duma elections, conducted at the Central Election Commission (CEC) of Russia. Erik Prazdnikov (center), Chairman of the Russian Party of Pensioners for Social Justice, and Andrei Svintsov (left), a member of the Russian Party of Pensioners for Social Justice, before the drawing of lots.

A drawing of lots to establish the ballot order of political parties' names and emblems for the Russian State Duma elections, conducted at the Central Election Commission (CEC) of Russia. Marina Shishkina (center), leader of the federal section of the Green Party list for the 2026 State Duma elections, and Ella Pamfilova, Chairperson of the CEC, at the drawing of lots.

A drawing of lots to establish the ballot order of political parties' names and emblems for the Russian State Duma elections, conducted at the Central Election Commission (CEC) of Russia. Aleksey Zhuravlev (center), Chairman of the Rodina party and First Deputy Chairman of the State Duma Defense Committee, before the drawing of lots.

A drawing of lots to establish the ballot order of political parties' names and emblems for the Russian State Duma elections, conducted at the Central Election Commission (CEC) of Russia.

A drawing of lots to establish the ballot order of political parties' names and emblems for the Russian State Duma elections, conducted at the Central Election Commission (CEC) of Russia. CEC member Pavel Andreev (left), Deputy Chairman of the CEC Nikolai Bulaev (center), and Head of the Department for Interaction with Political Parties and Government Agencies of the CEC Office Olga Golovanova (right) before the drawing of lots.

A drawing of lots to establish the ballot order of political parties' names and emblems for the Russian State Duma elections, conducted at the Central Election Commission (CEC) of Russia. Yuri Afonin (left), First Deputy Chairman of the State Duma Committee on Security and Anti-Corruption, and Aleksandr Karelin (center), the representative of the Novosibirsk Region legislative body in the Federation Council, before the drawing of lots.

A drawing of lots to establish the ballot order of political parties' names and emblems for the Russian State Duma elections, conducted at the Central Election Commission (CEC) of Russia. Hero of Russia and motorized rifle unit nurse Lyudmila Bolilaya before the drawing of lots.

A drawing of lots to establish the ballot order of political parties' names and emblems for the Russian State Duma elections, conducted at the Central Election Commission (CEC) of Russia. Executive Secretary of the Communists of Russia Central Committee Ruslan Khugayev (center) before the drawing of lots.

A drawing of lots to establish the ballot order of political parties' names and emblems for the Russian State Duma elections, conducted at the Central Election Commission (CEC) of Russia. Executive Secretary of the Communists of Russia Central Committee Ruslan Khugayev before the drawing of lots.

A drawing of lots to establish the ballot order of political parties' names and emblems for the Russian State Duma elections, conducted at the Central Election Commission (CEC) of Russia. Olga Golovanova (left), Head of the Department for Interaction with Political Parties and Government Agencies of the CEC Office, and Alexei Zhuravlev, First Deputy Chairman of the State Duma Defense Committee and Chairman of the Rodina party, before the drawing of lots.

A drawing of lots to establish the ballot order of political parties' names and emblems for the Russian State Duma elections, conducted at the Central Election Commission (CEC) of Russia. Erik Prazdnikov (left), Chairman of the Russian Party of Pensioners for Social Justice, and Vladimir Vorozhtsov (right), Deputy Chairman of the Russian Party of Pensioners for Social Justice, before the drawing of lots.

A drawing of lots to establish the ballot order of political parties' names and emblems for the Russian State Duma elections, conducted at the Central Election Commission (CEC) of Russia. CEC member Pavel Andreev (left) and CEC Deputy Chairman Nikolai Bulaev before the drawing of lots.

A drawing of lots to establish the ballot order of political parties' names and emblems for the Russian State Duma elections, conducted at the Central Election Commission (CEC) of Russia. Olga Golovanova (left), Head of the Department for Interaction with Political Parties and Government Agencies of the CEC Office, and Erik Prazdnikov, Chairman of the Russian Party of Pensioners for Social Justice, before the drawing of lots.

A drawing of lots to establish the ballot order of political parties' names and emblems for the Russian State Duma elections, conducted at the Central Election Commission (CEC) of Russia. Genre photo. Journalits before the drawing of lots.

A drawing of lots to establish the ballot order of political parties' names and emblems for the Russian State Duma elections, conducted at the Central Election Commission (CEC) of Russia. Deputy Chair of the State Duma Committee on State Building and Legislation Sardana Avksentyeva (third from left), leader of the New People party faction in the State Duma Alexey Nechayev (center), and Deputy Speaker of the State Duma Vladislav Davankov (second from right) before the drawing of lots.

A drawing of lots to establish the ballot order of political parties' names and emblems for the Russian State Duma elections, conducted at the Central Election Commission (CEC) of Russia. Genre photo. Journalists during the drawing lof lots.

A drawing of lots to establish the ballot order of political parties' names and emblems for the Russian State Duma elections, conducted at the Central Election Commission (CEC) of Russia. Yuri Afonin (left), First Deputy Chairman of the State Duma Committee on Security and Anti-Corruption, and Aleksandr Karelin (center), the representative of the Novosibirsk Region legislative body in the Federation Council, before the drawing of lots.

A drawing of lots to establish the ballot order of political parties' names and emblems for the Russian State Duma elections, conducted at the Central Election Commission (CEC) of Russia. Leonid Slutsky (center), Chairman of the Liberal Democratic Party of Russia (LDPR) and head of the LDPR faction in the State Duma, before the drawing of lots.

A drawing of lots to establish the ballot order of political parties' names and emblems for the Russian State Duma elections, conducted at the Central Election Commission (CEC) of Russia. Leonid Slutsky, Chairman of the Liberal Democratic Party of Russia (LDPR) and head of the LDPR faction in the State Duma, and Olga Golovanova, Head of the Department for Interaction with Political Parties and Government Agencies of the CEC, before the drawing of lots.

A drawing of lots to establish the ballot order of political parties' names and emblems for the Russian State Duma elections, conducted at the Central Election Commission (CEC) of Russia. Executive Secretary of the Communists of Russia Central Committee Ruslan Khugayev (center) before the drawing of lots.

A drawing of lots to establish the ballot order of political parties' names and emblems for the Russian State Duma elections, conducted at the Central Election Commission (CEC) of Russia. From left to right: Sergei Perminov, representative of the Leningrad Region executive body to the Federation Council, Lyudmila Bolilaya, Hero of Russia and a nurse from a motorized rifle unit, and Aleksandr Karelin, representative of the Novosibirsk Region legislative body to the Federation Council before the draw.

A drawing of lots to establish the ballot order of political parties' names and emblems for the Russian State Duma elections, conducted at the Central Election Commission (CEC) of Russia. Journalists before the draw.fore the drawing of lots.

A drawing of lots to establish the ballot order of political parties' names and emblems for the Russian State Duma elections, conducted at the Central Election Commission (CEC) of Russia. Genre photo.

A drawing of lots to establish the ballot order of political parties' names and emblems for the Russian State Duma elections, conducted at the Central Election Commission (CEC) of Russia. Leonid Slutsky, Chairman of the Liberal Democratic Party of Russia (LDPR) and head of the LDPR faction in the State Duma, before the drawing of lots.

A drawing of lots to establish the ballot order of political parties' names and emblems for the Russian State Duma elections, conducted at the Central Election Commission (CEC) of Russia. Chairman of the State Duma Committee on Small and Medium-Sized Entrepreneurship Alexander Demin (left) and Deputy Chair of the State Duma Committee on State Building and Legislation Sardana Avksentyeva (right) before the drawing of lots.

A drawing of lots to establish the ballot order of political parties' names and emblems for the Russian State Duma elections, conducted at the Central Election Commission (CEC) of Russia. Marina Kim (second from right), member of the State Duma Committee on Information Policy, Information Technology, and Communications, before the drawing of lots.

A drawing of lots to establish the ballot order of political parties' names and emblems for the Russian State Duma elections, conducted at the Central Election Commission (CEC) of Russia. Nikolai Rybakov (right), Chairman of the Yabloko political party, at the drawing of lots.

A drawing of lots to establish the ballot order of political parties' names and emblems for the Russian State Duma elections, conducted at the Central Election Commission (CEC) of Russia. Erik Prazdnikov (left), Chairman of the Russian Party of Pensioners for Social Justice (RPPSJ), and Ella Pamfilova, Chairperson of the CEC, at the drawing of lots.

A drawing of lots to establish the ballot order of political parties' names and emblems for the Russian State Duma elections, conducted at the Central Election Commission (CEC) of Russia. Executive Secretary of the Communists of Russia Party Central Committee Ruslan Khugaev (left) and CEC Chair Ella Pamfilova during the drawing of lots.

A drawing of lots to establish the ballot order of political parties' names and emblems for the Russian State Duma elections, conducted at the Central Election Commission (CEC) of Russia. First Deputy Chairman of the State Duma Committee on Information Policy, Information Technology, and Communications Alexander Yushchenko during the drawing of lots.

A drawing of lots to establish the ballot order of political parties' names and emblems for the Russian State Duma elections, conducted at the Central Election Commission (CEC) of Russia. From left to right: Deputy Chairman of the CEC Nikolai Bulaev, CEC member Pavel Andreev, and CEC Chair Ella Pamfilova during the drawing of lots.

A drawing of lots to establish the ballot order of political parties' names and emblems for the Russian State Duma elections, conducted at the Central Election Commission (CEC) of Russia. From left to right: CEC member Pavel Andreyev, CEC Chair Ella Pamfilova, and CEC member Yevgeny Kolyushin during the drawing of lots.

A drawing of lots to establish the ballot order of political parties' names and emblems for the Russian State Duma elections, conducted at the Central Election Commission (CEC) of Russia. Yuri Afonin (left), First Deputy Chairman of the State Duma Committee on Security and Anti-Corruption, Alexander Yushchenko (second from left), First Deputy Chairman of the State Duma Committee on Information Policy, Information Technology, and Communications, and Alexei Nechayev (right), leader of the New People party faction in the State Duma, during the drawing of lots.

A drawing of lots to establish the ballot order of political parties' names and emblems for the Russian State Duma elections, conducted at the Central Election Commission (CEC) of Russia. First Deputy Chairman of the State Duma Defense Committee and Chairman of the Rodina party Alexei Zhuravlev (center) during the drawing of lots.

A drawing of lots to establish the ballot order of political parties' names and emblems for the Russian State Duma elections, conducted at the Central Election Commission (CEC) of Russia. Aleksandr Karelin (right), the representative of the Novosibirsk Region legislative body, in the Federation Council of Russia, during the drawing of lots.

A drawing of lots to establish the ballot order of political parties' names and emblems for the Russian State Duma elections, conducted at the Central Election Commission (CEC) of Russia. Alexey Nechayev, leader of the New People party faction in the State Duma, at the drawing of lots.

A drawing of lots to establish the ballot order of political parties' names and emblems for the Russian State Duma elections, conducted at the Central Election Commission (CEC) of Russia. Ulyanovsk Region Legislative Assembly Deputy Viktor Bout before the drawing of lots.

A drawing of lots to establish the ballot order of political parties' names and emblems for the Russian State Duma elections, conducted at the Central Election Commission (CEC) of Russia. Ella Pamfilova (left), Chairperson of the CEC, at the drawing the lots.

A drawing of lots to establish the ballot order of political parties' names and emblems for the Russian State Duma elections, conducted at the Central Election Commission (CEC) of Russia. Marina Kim, a member of the State Duma Committee on Information Policy, Information Technology, and Communications, at the drawing of lots.

A drawing of lots to establish the ballot order of political parties' names and emblems for the Russian State Duma elections, conducted at the Central Election Commission (CEC) of Russia. Deputy Chairman of the CEC Nikolai Bulaev (center) during the drawing of lots.

A drawing of lots to establish the ballot order of political parties' names and emblems for the Russian State Duma elections, conducted at the Central Election Commission (CEC) of Russia. Nikolai Rybakov (center), Chairman of the Yabloko political party, at the drawing of lots.

A drawing of lots to establish the ballot order of political parties' names and emblems for the Russian State Duma elections, conducted at the Central Election Commission (CEC) of Russia. Alexey Nechayev, leader of the New People party faction in the State Duma, and Sardana Avksentyeva, Deputy Chair of the State Duma Committee on State Building and Legislation, at the draw.

A drawing of lots to establish the ballot order of political parties' names and emblems for the Russian State Duma elections, conducted at the Central Election Commission (CEC) of Russia. Ella Pamfilova (right), Chairperson of the CEC, at the drawing of lots.

A drawing of lots to establish the ballot order of political parties' names and emblems for the Russian State Duma elections, conducted at the Central Election Commission (CEC) of Russia. Leonid Slutsky (right), Chairman of the Liberal Democratic Party of Russia (LDPR) and head of the LDPR faction in the State Duma, during the drawing of lots.

A drawing of lots to establish the ballot order of political parties' names and emblems for the Russian State Duma elections, conducted at the Central Election Commission (CEC) of Russia. First Deputy Chairman of the State Duma Defense Committee and Chairman of the Rodina party Alexei Zhuravlev (center) and CEC Chair Ella Pamfilova (right) during the drawing of lots.

A drawing of lots to establish the ballot order of political parties' names and emblems for the Russian State Duma elections, conducted at the Central Election Commission (CEC) of Russia. From left to right: Sergei Perminov, representative of the Leningrad Region executive body to the Federation Council, Lyudmila Bolilaya, Hero of Russia and a nurse from a motorized rifle unit, and Aleksandr Karelin, representative of the Novosibirsk Region legislative body to the Federation Council before the draw.

A drawing of lots to establish the ballot order of political parties' names and emblems for the Russian State Duma elections, conducted at the Central Election Commission (CEC) of Russia. From left to right: Viktor Bout, deputy of the Legislative Assembly of the Ulyanovsk Region; Leonid Slutsky, chairman of the Liberal Democratic Party of Russia (LDPR) and head of the LDPR faction in the State Duma; and Marina Kim, member of the State Duma Committee on Information Policy, Information Technology, and Communications, before the drawing of lots.

A drawing of lots to establish the ballot order of political parties' names and emblems for the Russian State Duma elections, conducted at the Central Election Commission (CEC) of Russia. Journalists during the drawing of lots.

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