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The ruling United Russia party won a majority in the local parliament in regional elections in all Russian regions and cities where the elections were held and its candidates won all elections for governor in the first round, said Andrei Turchak, secretary of the general council of the ruling party on Sunday evening, citing preliminary results. after closing the urn.
Turcsak called the current political test a test of next year’s parliamentary elections, in which United Russia wants to regain a constitutional majority. He argued that the “smart vote” – initiated by opposition politician Alexei Navalny – did not work, as voters dissatisfied with the ruling party were encouraged to vote for the most statistically likely opposition forces in each district.
Voting is still taking place in most places. According to news television Rosiaya 24, after adding the majority of the votes, four acting governors or the executive victory prevailed in four regions of the Far East.
In 83 of the 85 regions of Russia, there were regional or local elections or referendums on Sunday, with extraordinary epidemiological precautions: 18 regional governor positions, as well as the mandates of 11 regional parliaments and 22 regional capital councils. In addition, four electoral districts held by-elections to the lower house of the federal parliament.
According to the decision of the local authorities, due to the situation of the epidemic, it has been possible to vote in 41 regions since Friday. According to the Interior Ministry, there were no violations that could affect the outcome of the elections, but in Rostov County, both communist and liberal candidates for governor indicated that they would go to the Attorney General’s Office for abuse.
Gennady Zyuganov, leader of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation, has announced that he will not recognize the election results of any district where a representative of his party has been excluded from the competition.
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