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United Russia Wins Wartime Election With 57.83% Vote
Russia held a parliamentary election during the war in Ukraine.
The United Russia party, which supports President Vladimir Putin, received 57.83% of the counted votes.
More than 95% of the votes had been counted when the result was announced.
The party won a larger share than it did in the previous election in 2021.
The result is expected to give United Russia 355 seats in the 450-seat State Duma.
This means the party will keep its constitutional majority.
Putin described the election as a way to measure support for the war in Ukraine.
United Russia won 57.83% of the vote after more than 95% of ballots were counted.
The party won a higher share than its 49.8% result in the 2021 State Duma election.
The results are expected to give United Russia 355 of the Duma’s 450 seats.
The party would retain its constitutional majority in the lower house of parliament.
President Vladimir Putin presented the election as a test of support for the war in Ukraine.
- Who
- United Russia won the election; President Vladimir Putin framed it as a test of support for the war in Ukraine.
- What
- United Russia won 57.83% of the vote and is projected to receive 355 of 450 State Duma seats.
- Where
- Russia.
- When
- The Central Election Commission announced the result on Monday, after more than 95% of votes had been counted.
- Why
- President Vladimir Putin presented the election as a test of public support for the war in Ukraine.
Key facts
- Winning party
- United Russia
- Vote share
- 57.83%
- Previous vote share
- 49.8% in 2021
- Projected seats
- 355 of 450 State Duma seats
- Parliamentary body
- State Duma, Russia’s lower house of parliament
- Counting status
- More than 95% of votes counted
- Majority status
- United Russia is expected to retain its constitutional majority
Sources
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