The main Kremlin party wins tighter control of parliament in Russias carefully orchestrated vote
The main Kremlin party has further strengthened its already overwhelming control of parliament, according to results Monday from Russia’s first wartime parliamentary election, a tightly orchestrated vote that excluded virtually any genuine opposition. With over 95% of the vote counted, the top Kremlin party, United Russia, stands to get more than three-fourths of the seats in the lower house, the State Duma, a record high. It was the first parliamentary election since President Vladimir the...
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