European Parliament resolution of 25 April 2024 on Russia's undemocratic presidential elections and their illegitimate extension to the occupied territories (P9_TA(2024)0379)

The European Parliament concluded that the 2024 Russian presidential election — also held in illegally occupied territories of Ukraine — was neither free nor fair, did not meet basic international electoral standards and lacked democratic legitimacy, and urged states not to recognise the outcome as legitimate.