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3 hours agoRussia's ruling party undergoes defeat in Moscow
Periskopi(7 years ago)
(7 years ago)Russia's ruling party “Russia United” suffered huge losses in Sunday's Moscow City Parliament elections. According to nearly complete results, the party lost nearly a third of its seats in the 45-seat Parliament, but is expected to preserve the majority by around 26 seats. United Russian “leader” [...]
According to nearly complete results, the party lost nearly a third of its seats in the 45-seat Parliament, but is expected to preserve the majority by around 26 seats.
The leader of the United Russia “” in Moscow, Andrei Metelsky, was not re-elected.
With most disqualified opposition candidates, communists, independents and others also won seats in Parliament.
The expulsion of opposition candidates triggered massive protests in Russia.
Thousands of people were arrested as special police were charged with brutal response to demonstrators.
In addition to Moscow, the Russians voted in other regions on September 8th, a rel conveys.
Several reports of election fraud were posted in social media, but Radio Free Europe could not verify independently.
Ella Pamfilova, head of Russia's Central Election Commission, said that by now “has no information that any of the elections could be invalid”.
