Putin's party gets only 50% of the vote, Communist Party grows scary

The United Russia Party won nearly 50 per cent of the vote, falling in favour from past elections.

Putin's biggest critics were prohibited from racing, and there have been many reports of mandatory voting, reports the BBC, translates Periscopi.

Russia's election commission denied allegations of major irregularities.

With 99 percent of the votes counted, Russia's largest rival was the Communist Party, which held 19 percent of the vote.

This United Russia victory means they will have two-thirds of the seats in the country's parliament.

In past elections, Putin's party had won 54 percent of the vote.

Communists, who support Putin's parliamentary initiatives, rose from 8 percent to 19, which marks an 11 percent increase. /Periscope