Pro-Putin party wins Russian parliamentary election

The ruling United Russia party won 54.21% of the votes and 203 out of 225 single-member constituency candidates in the Russian parliamentary elections held on the 18 September 2016, the Central Election Commission announced on the 19 September 2016 after counting 90%.

The Communist Party gained 13.53% of the votes, the Liberal Democrats party had 13.28%, while A Just Russia won 6.19%.
Turnout was estimated at 47.99%.

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The Guardian, 18.09.16: Russian election unlikely to loosen Putin's grip on power https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/sep/18/russia-votes-in-election-unlikely-to-loosen-putins-grip-on-power

Sputnik International, 19.09.16: United Russia Leads Parliament Poll With 54.21%, 203 Single Member Candidates https://sputniknews.com/russia/20160919/1045452842/united-russia-parliamentary-elections.html

The Wall Street Journal, 18.09.16: Putin’s Party Shores Up Power in Parliamentary Elections Amid Weak Turnout http://www.wsj.com/articles/russians-head-to-polls-to-vote-for-new-parliament-1474184676

Euro|Topics: Debates, September 2016: Why Putin's party is so successful http://www.eurotopics.net/en/166347/why-putin-s-party-is-so-successful

The Economist, 19.09.16: Duma election in Russia. Vladimir Putin’s party wins again http://www.economist.com/news/europe/21707388-reshuffle-russias-security-services-may-follow-parliamentary-elections-vladimir-putins

EU: EEAS: Statement, 19.09.16: On the elections for the Duma in the Russian Federation http://eeas.europa.eu/headquarters/headquarters-homepage/10047/on-the-elections-for-the-duma-in-the-russian-federation-_en

Politico, 19.09.16: Russia’s election: Free sausages and fraud allegations http://www.politico.eu/article/russias-election-free-sausages-and-fraud-allegations-parliament-vote/

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