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Russia's ruling party wins landslide victory in parliamentary elections

Monday, 19 September 2016 6:04 PM [ Last Update: Monday, 19 September 2016 6:04 PM ]

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Russian Prime Minister and chairman of the United Russia political party Dmitry Medvedev visit the party's election campaign headquarters during parliamentary elections in Moscow on September 18, 2016. (Photo by AFP)

Marina Kortunova
Press TV, Moscow

Russia’s ruling party has won a landslide victory in the county’s parliamentary elections. The United Russia party led by Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev secured 343 of 450 available seats. Press TV’s Marina Kortunova has the details in the following story from Moscow.

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