| Author (Person) | Clover, Charles, Weaver, Courtney |
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| Series Title | Financial Times |
| Series Details | 5.12.11 |
| Publication Date | 05/12/2011 |
| Content Type | News |
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The pro-Kremlin United Russia party won 238 of 450 seats during elections on the 4 December 2011 to the State Duma, the lower house of parliament, marking a significant drop compared to 315 seats after 2007’s elections, the Central Election Committee reported early on the 5 December 2011. With votes from about 95% of polling stations counted, the ruling United Russia party had 49.67% of the vote, a far cry from the commanding two-thirds constitutional majority the party held in the State Duma for the past four years, according to the official count. Thousands of people gathered in downtown Moscow on the 5 December 2011 to protest against alleged election fraud. The rally was the largest opposition protest for years in Moscow and comes amid rising disgruntlement with the authorities. |
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| Countries / Regions | Russia |
