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Putin's party retained a majority in parliament but lost its power
The election in Russia ended in a predetermined result, although "United Russia" has weakened since the previous time in 2016.
It was followed by the Communist Party, which serves as a kind of sham opposition to the Kremlin.
Proponents of her case have been working to make the actual transcript of this statement available online
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Monday, 20 September 2021, 10:13 Updated: 10:30
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The ruling party in Russia has retained the majority in parliament, but has lost its power over previous elections, according to a 75 percent vote. The Central Election Commission said that "United Russia", which supports President Vladimir Putin, received close to 49% of the vote, while the Communist Party came in second, with about 20%.
In 2016, the ruling party received more than 54 percent of the vote, but in the past five years there has been a decline in quality of life and Kremlin officials have been accused of corruption by imprisoned opposition leader Alexei Navalny. In the months leading up to the election, the Russian authorities conducted an unprecedented repression of the remaining critics of the government with one option - to vote for the candidate who has the best chance of defeating the ruling party's representative in each of Russia's constituencies.
Navalny's supporters claim the election was unfair or competitive, and many votes were falsified in favor of Putin's party.
According to them, if a free and egalitarian campaign had been conducted, the result of a united Russia would have been much worse.
The regime outlawed Navalny's organization over the past summer, banning its representatives from running in elections and working to silence independent media and NGOs.
Putin votes remotely in parliamentary elections Saturday (Photo: Reuters)
Authorities report the allegations, the Election Commission said it disqualified votes at polling stations where there were clear irregularities, but overall the competition was "fair".
The result is not expected to have a real impact on the political map in Russia.
Putin, who has been in power as president or prime minister since 1999, is still Russia's undisputed leader.
Putin has not yet said whether he will run in the 2024 presidential election, which he can run after last year's constitutional changes in parliament, which actually serves as a Kremlin rubber stamp.
Putin, 68, remains a popular figure among large sections of the Russian public, thanks to his aggressive stance toward the West and the restoration of national pride after the collapse of the Soviet Union.
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