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Will New People (NL) gain the most seats in the next Russian parliamentary election?

Direction NO underpriced · Confidence HIGH · Closes 2026-09-30

Market price

29%

at signal

Our estimate

20%

calibrated

Gap

+8.4pp

market vs ours

Status

SHADOW

2026-09-30 close

Evidence

United Russia has won every State Duma election since 2003 with commanding majorities (324 of 450 seats in 2021, ~50% of party-list vote).
New People won only 13 seats in 2021 (its debut), roughly 5.3% of the party-list vote — an order of magnitude behind United Russia.
The Kremlin tightly controls electoral outcomes; United Russia is the explicit party of power backed by Putin and the state apparatus.
No credible polling or political dynamic suggests New People is on track to overtake United Russia; if anything, smaller parties' shares are managed downward.
Next Duma election is scheduled for September 2026; structural advantages (administrative resource, media control, single-mandate districts) make United Russia's plurality near-certain.

Counter-evidence

An unprecedented regime collapse, succession crisis, or war-related shock before September 2026 could in theory upend party dynamics, but no such trigger is currently visible.