Official results put Vladimir Putin's United Russia above 58 percent and on course for more than three quarters of State Duma seats. Russian officials said 49 veterans of the war in Ukraine entered the new chamber after an earlier public figure of 86 was revised. The vote largely excluded genuine opposition and included occupied Ukrainian territory.
Russian officials said 49 veterans of the war in Ukraine had entered the new State Duma. United Russia's general secretary first put the figure at 86 and later revised it to 49. The Guardian reported that revision; the lower number is the one officials left standing, not a second independent tally.[1]
Official results put President Vladimir Putin's party above 58 percent of the vote and on course for more than three quarters of State Duma seats. Al Jazeera reported that share from the official count. The result enlarges an existing constitutional majority; it is not a new party entering parliament.[2]
The vote, which largely excluded genuine opposition, was Russia's first parliamentary election since its invasion of Ukraine. Voting also took place in four occupied Ukrainian regions. The Guardian likewise reported that most genuine opposition was shut out and that the ballot included Russian-occupied Ukrainian territory. Five countries condemned the voting in those regions, Al Jazeera reported.[1], [2]
