Winning by too much has become a concern for the Kremlin. Facing falling support for Vladimir Putin and United Russia, officials have lowered the ruling party's State Duma election target from 55% of the vote to 45%, fearing a bigger victory could look implausible. https://meduza.io/en/feature/2026/07/23/as-support-for-putin-slips-the-kremlin-lowers-the-ruling-party-s-election-target-amid-fears-a-landslide-victory-would-look-suspicious