Putin’s United Russia retains majority in disputed parliamentary vote
United Russia won just under 58% of the vote in a parliamentary election, according to Russia’s electoral commission, DW reports. In Chechnya, Putin ally Ramzan Kadyrov won nearly 100% of the vote. The supplied material describes the vote as controlled but gives no turnout, seat totals or opposition response.
Vladimir Putin’s United Russia party retained a parliamentary majority after winning just under 58% of the vote, according to Russia’s electoral commission and a report by DW. The result was recorded in what DW described as a controlled parliamentary vote. The available material does not provide the number of seats won by United Russia or the turnout figure.
In a separate election in the Russian republic of Chechnya, Putin ally Ramzan Kadyrov won nearly 100% of the vote. No exact percentage is supplied in the report summary. The available account does not include reactions from opposition parties, independent monitors or international observers.
It also does not explain the electoral rules or whether challenges to the results have been filed. The figures presented by the electoral commission establish the reported outcomes, while the wider political response remains unspecified.
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