Which party will gain most seats in Russian Parliamentary Election?

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Market context

Polymarket prices this contract at about **69% YES**, implying the market expects a clear winner in the race for the most seat gains in Russia’s 2026 State Duma election. The event settles in **USDC** on **Polygon** through conditional tokens, so traders are effectively pricing the seat-change outcome rather than simple vote share, with the final call driven by the official seat totals and the market’s tie-break rules.

The historical lens matters because Russia’s State Duma has long been shaped by a dominant incumbent and a fragmented opposition. Current polling and seat projections still point to **United Russia** as the largest force by a wide margin, with WCIOM-based projections showing it on **201 seats**, ahead of LDPR on **73**, New People on **71**, KPRF on **66** and A Just Russia – For Truth on **39**.[1] Separate projection models also continue to place United Russia well ahead of rivals, which helps explain why the contract is trading heavily towards a single-party gain outcome rather than a broad field.[3][4]

For traders, the main catalysts are the formal election timetable, candidate registration, and any changes to the constituency map or voting rules before September 2026. The election is scheduled for **18–20 September 2026**, with **450 seats** at stake in the State Duma, including party-list and single-member contests.[6][11] Poll shifts matter less than in competitive systems, but updated projections, Kremlin signalling on district boundaries, and any reporting on the handling of occupied territories or opposition participation can move expectations on which party ends up with the largest net seat increase.[8][11]

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Methodology

We track Which party will gain most seats in Russian Parliamentary Election? across the five venues with material prediction-market liquidity. The probability shown is the live Polymarket mid; the comparison rows summarise how each venue treats the underlying contract — fees, KYC thresholds, settlement currency, deposit options. The highlighted row marks the cheapest route into Polymarket's order book.

Resolution & payout

At resolution the UMA oracle takes over: a proposer posts the outcome with a bond, any token holder can dispute within two hours. Without dispute the result is accepted and the smart contract distributes USDC instantly.

On Kalshi (CFTC-regulated) resolution runs through their in-house clearing engine in USD. Betfair Exchange settles after match end in the account's local currency. Manifold pays no cash — only its in-platform "mana" currency.

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