Ruling United Russia party set to retain parliamentary majority

Russia's ruling party, which supports President Vladimir Putin, has claimed an electoral victory, saying it will retain a two-thirds majority in parliament. With 98 percent of the vote counted the United Russia Party had won almost 50 percent of the vote.

Although a win, that is slightly less than the 54 percent it secured in the 2016 election. And Putin's opponents are claiming widespread fraud.


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