Russia election: Russia’s ruling party poised to retain majority in
An exit poll conducted by INSOMAR and cited by RIA Novosti predicted United Russia,which backs President Vladimir Putin, would win 45.2% of the overall vote. If that is reflected in the official results, United Russia could be facing a weaker result than at the previous parliamentary election in 2016, when the party won more than 54% of the vote.
With 28.75% of the ballots counted at the time of writing, Russia’s Central Election Commission said United Russia had so far gained 44.92%, RIA Novosti reported. Early results also showed the Communist Party trailing with 21.96%.
Opposition members and independent observers have raised concerns over alleged instances of voter fraud in the three-day parliamentary elections. On Sunday, election officials said they had annulled some votes.
The head of Russia’s Central Election Commission, Ella Pamfilova, pushed back on what she described as “hype,” saying officials had counted a total of 12 cases of ballot stuffing in the whole country, across 8 districts.
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