MOSCOW: The crushing victory of Russia’s ruling party has been welcomed as a vote for “stability” by President Vladimir Putin, but slammed as a catastrophe by the marginalised opposition.
The record win for Putin’s party came despite the country suffering the longest economic crisis of the strongman’s 16-year rule, but the low voter turnout could raise new problems for the authorities.
Here are some key lessons from the results:
Unprecedented majority
For Putin and his allies this is a thumping victory: the United Russia party boosted its share of the vote and will now have some three quarters of the seats in the 450-member …read more
Source: Free Malaysia Today
