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Elections news — August 21, 2026

Publications tagged with Elections published on August 21, 2026 (UTC). This is a fixed calendar-day archive.

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  1. PoliticsElectionsCorruptionInvestigation

    CEC Finds 'Dead Souls' in Naumov's Signatures, Refers to Investigative Committee

    The Central Election Commission (CEC) has instructed the Investigative Committee to verify possible falsification of election documents in support of Stanislav Naumov's candidacy in the Magnitogorsk single-mandate electoral district No. 191 in the Chelyabinsk region. The CEC rejected Naumov's complaint regarding his refusal to register as an independent candidate due to an unusually high number of invalid signatures, including those of deceased individuals.
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  2. WorldElectionsThink TanksMiddle East

    Ukraine's Stefanchuk Rules Out Elections During Martial Law

    Ukraine's Verkhovna Rada Chairman Ruslan Stefanchuk has stated that holding elections during the current martial law is 'absolutely impossible and irresponsible'. He emphasized that elections must be democratic and safe for all citizens, and a working group has been developing a special law for such elections for over a year. Stefanchuk's comments come in response to former Defense Minister Mikhail Fedorov's proposal to hold elections during the ongoing war.
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