Russia’s ruling United Russia party, backed by Vladimir Putin, is leading in the country’s elections for the State Duma, the lower house of parliament.
Dmitry Medvedev, deputy chairman of Russia’s Security Council and a former president, said United Russia had delivered a respectable result, arguing that the outcome showed Russians had entrusted the party with continuing to govern.
Four other parties are set to secure seats in the lower house, far behind United Russia: the Communist Party, the ultranationalist LDPR, New People and A Just Russia. All four, however, vote alongside United Russia on major issues, including the war.
Vladimir Putin had described the elections as a test of public support for the war in Ukraine.
Russian officials accused Ukraine of trying to disrupt the State Duma vote, the first since Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, after Ukraine carried out aerial attacks on Moscow and Russian-controlled Kherson, leaving five people dead.
Russia’s exiled opposition had called on those opposed to the authorities to gather at polling stations at noon as a show of protest, leading to long queues at some locations. However, it was unclear what impact the action had on the overall result, Reuters reported.
Source:Reuters
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