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Vladimir Putin’s party scored a crushing win in the Russian parliament


Thomson ReutersMoscow (AFP) – The ruling United Russia party has cruised to an easy victory in parliamentary polls that could pave the way for President Vladimir Putin to glide to a fourth term in 2018 elections, partial results showed.
Sunday’s ballot for the 450-seat State Duma was smooth sailing for authorities desperate to avoid a repeat of mass protests last time round and eager to increase their dominance as Russia faces the longest economic crisis of Putin’s rule.
But a low turnout suggested that many Russians may have been turned off by a system in which the Kremlin wields near-total power, which …read more

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