Russia's election commission: United Russia wins 349 of 450 parliament seats
Russia's Central Election Commission has announced that Vladimir Putin's party United Russia won 349 of 450 seats in the weekend's parliamentary election, a vote widely described as a farce.
Russia's Central Election Commission chief Ella Pamfilova announced on Friday that President Vladimir Putin's party United Russia had won the weekend's State Duma election, securing 349 of the 450 available deputy seats.
The result gives the party a commanding majority, close to two-thirds of the lower house of Russia's parliament.
The election held over the weekend has been characterized as a farce, reflecting widespread skepticism about its fairness and the conditions for genuine competition.
The official results were announced by Central Election Commission chairwoman Ella Pamfilova.
