Moscow (Monitoring Desk): In the preliminary results of Russia’s parliamentary elections, United Russia, the party backed by President Vladimir Putin, has secured a clear lead.
According to Reuters, with more than 95 percent of the votes counted, United Russia has received approximately 57.83 percent of the vote, while the party is expected to win around 355 seats in the 450-member State Duma.
These are the first parliamentary elections held in Russia since the start of the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022.