United Russia, the ruling party backed by President Vladimir Putin, is dominating as votes are counted following the Russian parliamentary election. The election took place at a time when the war in Ukraine was affecting both the security situation and the political debate in the country.
For three days, Russians have been voting to elect members of the State Duma, the lower house of the Russian parliament, which is most closely comparable to Sweden’s Riksdag. These are the country’s first Duma elections since the outbreak of war in Ukraine in 2022.
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