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United Russia set to win regional polls in Perm Territory, Urals

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PERM, December 4 (RIA Novosti) - Pro-presidential party United Russia is set to win elections to the regional legislature in the Perm Territory in the Urals, the local election commission said Monday.

With 99.42% of the votes counted after Sunday's polls, United Russia have taken 34.53%.

The Kremlin-backed 'party of power' is followed by the Western-leaning liberal opposition party Union of Right Forces with 16.34% of votes, the ultra-nationalist Liberal Democratic party with 11.68%, the left-leaning Party of Pensioners with 11.68%, and the Communist Party with 8.6%, the spokesman said.

Voter turnout was 36.46%, he said.

The turnout threshold for local legislature elections is 25%; parties must garner over 7% to gain seats.

The Perm Territory, about 900 miles east of Moscow, was formed from the Perm Region and the Komi-Permyak Autonomous Area, comprising more than 160,000 square kilometers, uniting a population of about 3 million, on December 1, 2005.

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