United Russia Leads Duma Election With Over 41% of Vote Counted
Russia's Central Election Commission reports early returns showing the ruling party ahead, followed by four other parties clearing the threshold for seats
United Russia, the country's ruling party, was leading in returns from Russia's State Duma election, according to figures released by the Central Election Commission and reported by TASS.
With a portion of the ballots counted, United Russia had secured 41.04% of the vote, the commission said.
The Communist Party followed with 13.84% of the vote, according to the same source. The Liberal Democratic Party of Russia (LDPR) received 9.09%, while the New People party garnered 7.97%. A Just Russia party rounded out the parties shown to be clearing the electoral threshold, with 5.22% of the vote.
The figures represent preliminary results as vote counting continued, according to the Central Election Commission. TASS did not specify the exact percentage of ballots that had been processed at the time the figures were released, beyond noting that 41.04% of ballots had been counted overall.
Under Russian electoral rules, parties generally must clear a minimum vote-share threshold to secure seats in the State Duma, the lower chamber of Russia's parliament. Final results were expected once all ballots had been tallied.
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