United Russia Leads Parliamentary Elections as Putin Cements Power
- United Russia, which backs President Vladimir Putin, led Russia’s State Duma election with 57.5% in initial results.
- Final results were not expected before September 25.
- Yabloko was barred from participating in the federal party-list election.
- Russian officials said drone attacks during the election’s final day killed two people and damaged an oil refinery.
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Russia State Duma Polls: Putin-backed United Russia Leads Parliamentary Polls with 57.5% Amid Ukrainian Strikes
Get latest articles and stories on World at LatestLY. Russia's ruling United Russia party, which backs President Vladimir Putin, is leading the country's State Duma elections with 57.5 per cent of the vote, according to initial results, as the parliamentary polls were held against the backdrop of the ongoing war in Ukraine World News | Russia State Duma Polls: Putin-backed United Russia Leads Parliamentary Polls with 57.5% Amid Ukrainian Strikes.
Russia State Duma polls: Putin-backed United Russia leads parliamentary polls with 57.5% amid Ukrainian strikes - The Tribune
Russia's ruling United Russia party, which backs President Vladimir Putin, is leading the country's State Duma elections with 57.5 per cent of the vote, according to initial results, as the parliamentary polls were held against the backdrop of the ongoing war in Ukraine
With the absolute majority United Russia will have free hands to the Duma. The protest of oppositions fails. Massive attack of Kiev
State Duma Elections, Half of the Protocols Worked Out: Results and First Reactions of Party Leaders
Elections to the State Duma, half of the protocols have been worked out: the results and first reactions of the leaders of the parties <p>“United Russia” leads with 57.85% of the votes and in 181 districts. Medvedev welcomed the result, and Zyuganov criticized the</p> elections.
The first parliamentary elections since the war in Ukraine have ended in Russia. They lasted three days, and a good third of the votes have been counted so far. The official results will be known in a few days, but it is already clear that Putin's United Russia has won. Voting took place from Friday to Sunday, including in territories occupied by Russian […] The post In Russia, Putin's United Russia shows a convincing victory first appeared on N…
With 57.3% of the votes, according to preliminary official data, Vladimir Putin’s party sweeps smoothly in the first legislative elections his country holds in times of war. Kremlin leader highlighted the results as a sign of popular support for the military campaign in Ukraine. This process defines half of the seats in the Duma or Lower House: 225 out of 450 seats.
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