Early results on Sunday showed Russia’s ruling United Russia party winning in the parliamentary election amid reports of election violations and visible voter apathy in the country’s two largest cities.
With more than 10 percent of the ballots counted, United Russia was recording 46 percent of the vote for party-list seats and far ahead in single-district contests.
The Liberal Democrats and Communists were both recording about 17 percent and A Just Russia had 6 percent. Neither of the two parties which openly oppose President Vladimir Putin was seen making it into the parliament.
The results are likely to change as votes are counted …read more
Source: The News
