Putin's United Russia marks election win
The pro-Putin United Russia party won the country's
parliamentary elections following a clampdown against Kremlin critics.
Opposition figures have claimed election fraud.
With all the votes tallied, the electoral commission
said Tuesday that United Russia had won 49.83% of the vote. It was
also ahead in 198 seats of the 225 deputies apportioned by party
lists.
On Twitter, the party said it had received a constitutional
majority.
Russian President Vladimir Putin thanked voters for their
"trust." United Russia will have more than two-thirds of
deputies in the 450-seat lower house of parliament, known as the State
Duma.
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