Brussels is preparing sanctions against organizers after voting was held in occupied territories of Ukraine, including Crimea and Kherson. Opposition media reported ballot stuffing and pressure on voters, while analyst Petr Zhizhin calculated that the party’s real vote share was 35%, which is 23% lower than official figures reported by the state.
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United Russia Wins 355 Duma Seats to Form Largest Faction in History
Geopolitics29 days ago
The ruling party's outcome provides a constitutional majority for the Kremlin in the latest legislative results. Preliminary figures from Russia's Central Election Commission show 57.83% of the vote was cast for United Russia with 95% of ballots counted, and 49 war veterans will join the party's new delegation. These totals grant the group 355 of 450 total seats.
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