Russia’s parliamentary election seemed like business as usual as President Vladimir Putin’s ruling United Russia party hailed a record victory, despite plummeting approval ratings.
While the election failed to give the opposition a foothold beyond the margins of Russian politics, the result means a tide of new pro-Kremlin faces entered parliament.
A few of the party’s 343 lawmakers may well be prospects for United Russia’s future.
Natalya Poklonskaya
Very few figures in Russia’s government command adulation like that enjoyed by Putin from his supporters. Natalya Poklonskaya is one of the few to come close.
She was appointed prosecutor of Crimea after Russia annexed the region …read more
Source: Newsweek
