United Russia Leads in Russian General Election With 42% of Vote

20:21 GMT, 19 September 2021
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MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The United Russia ruling party has taken lead in the country's general election, winning 42.92% of the vote, as 20.06% of the ballots have already been counted, according to the data of the Russian Central Election Commission.
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The ruling party is followed by the Communist Party of the Russian Federation with 23.04%, the Liberal Democratic Party of Russia with 8.77%, the A Just Russia – For Truth party with 7.14% and the New People party with 6.87%.
The parties that have not passed the necessary 5% threshold include the Party of Pensioners, the Communists of Russia and The Greens, with 2.91%, 1.48%, and 1.07%, respectively.
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