The Elections in Russia Did Not Surprise Anyone, but the Key Is How the Kremlin Will Use Them
6 Articles
6 Articles
The results of the Russian parliamentary elections, in which the ruling pro-Kremlin United Russia party won convincingly, show that Russians are united in their support for President Vladimir Putin, the Kremlin commented on the results the day after the election ended.
Many aspects of Russia are difficult to predict, but the outcome of the legislative elections was not one of them. In a political system strictly controlled by the Kremlin, it was more than certain that the ruling party - United Russia - would remain the most...
Vladimir Putin is likely to use the election results to claim that most Russians support the so-called special military operation in Ukraine, writes BBC editor Steve Rosenberg.
According to the election results held over three days from Friday to Sunday, United Russia won just under 58 percent of the votes in the elections for 225 seats in the lower house of the Russian parliament - the Duma, the Central Election Commission announced. The remaining 225 seats out of a total of 450 in the Duma were chosen in races for individual constituencies, and according to the results, United Russia candidates are leading in 208 of …
United Russia, according to preliminary results, is on the way to retain the constitutional majority in the Russian State Duma, with an even greater number of mandates than before
Many things about Russia are difficult to predict. However, the outcome of the election wasn't one of them.
Coverage Details
Bias Distribution
- 67% of the sources lean Left
Factuality
To view factuality data please Upgrade to Premium
