United Russia Won only 35% in the Duma Elections, Not a Constitutional Majority
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Without real opposition, the united Russia party won a large victory in the general elections, breaking its record of elected parliamentarians.
The Central Electoral Commission published on Friday the final results of the elections held from 18 to 20 September. ...
Only parties loyal to the government were allowed to participate in the Russian election. President Putin's party, United Russia, holds a clear majority of the seats.
They were the most difficult for me: the head of the Central Election Commission announced the results of the State Duma elections
On September 25, the Russian Central Election Commission announced the final results of the elections to the 9th State Duma. The main result of the campaign was United Russia's 349 seats. This is a record for the party: the number of seats it received...
On September 25, Russia's CEC drew up the final results of the election to the State Assembly IX. The main result of the campaign is 349 seats in the United Russia. This is a record for the party: the number of mandates received gives it a constitutional majority in the lower house of parliament.
Vladimir Putin's United Russia party actually won only 34 percent of the vote in Russia's State Duma elections, according to calculations by Novaya Gazeta Europe, which excluded voter fraud from the tally. Turnout was also lower, according to the calculations.
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