The Economist asks:

How many seats will the United Russia party win in the 2021 Russian State Duma elections?

Started Jan 15, 2021 06:00PM UTC
Closed Sep 19, 2021 07:01AM UTC

Elections for the Russian State Duma, the lower house of Russia's federal legislature, are currently scheduled for 19 September 2021 (Economist, Moscow Times). The United Russia Party will need to win 226 or more seats to maintain its majority in the Duma (RT, Forbes). In the event of a delay/postponement of the elections, the closing date would not be extended for this question.

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The question closed "300 seats or more" with a closing date of 19 September 2021.

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Possible Answer Correct? Final Crowd Forecast
Fewer than 226 seats 0%
Between 226 seats and 299 seats 16%
300 seats or more 84%
Russian State Duma elections will not be held before 20 September 2021 0%

Crowd Forecast Profile

Participation Level
Number of Forecasters 165
Average for questions older than 6 months: 208
Number of Forecasts 545
Average for questions older than 6 months: 589
Accuracy
Participants in this question vs. all forecasters average

Most Accurate

Relative Brier Score

1.
-0.179
2.
-0.179
5.
-0.178

Recent Consensus, Probability Over Time

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