Voting has ended in Russia’s parliamentary election and the country’s elections commission says early results on Sunday show the country’s Kremlin-loyal United Russia party was on track to win a majority despite losing ground to its opponents.
With 33 percent of ballots counted, the Central Election Commission said United Russia had won just over 45 percent of the vote, with its nearest rival, the Communist Party, at around 22 percent and the nationalist LDPR party with around 9 percent.
United Russia, which firmly supports President Vladimir Putin, won just over 54 percent of the vote in the last parliamentary elections in 2016, but it has since faced a slump in its popularity due to falling living standards.
The election is widely seen as an important part of Putin’s efforts to cement his grip on power ahead of the 2024 presidential election, in which control of the State Duma, or parliament, will be key.
Russians across 11 time zones voted on the third and final day on Sunday with the polls marked by numerous reports of violations, including ballot-stuffing, inadequate security and pressure on election monitors.
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Russia's ruling United Russia party, which supports President Vladimir Putin, is set to retain a majority in Russia's 450-seat legislature despite losing significant ground to its opponents, initial results showed on Sunday.
ReplyDeleteAfter 25% of ballots had been tallied, the Central Election Commission said United Russia had received 44.26% of the vote.
MOSCOW, September 20. /TASS/. The United Russia party secured 46.17% of the vote in Russia's parliamentary elections with 50.69% of the results processed, according to the Central Election Commission’s data.
ReplyDeleteThe Communist Party comes in second with 21.36% of the vote, followed by the Liberal Democratic Party of Russia (LDPR) with 8.07%, A Just Russia with 7.62% and New People with 5.96%.
A total of 14 political parties participated in the elections to the eighth Russian State Duma (the lower house of parliament) that were held on September 17, 18, and 19. In addition to the State Duma elections, voters also cast their ballots for the heads of nine Russian regions and members of 39 regional parliaments.