The preliminary results of the legislative elections in Russia see United Russia, the party of President Vladimir Putin, in the lead but in marked decline compared to the results of 2016, while the Communist Party has almost doubled the votes compared to the previous consultations. According to preliminary data communicated by the Electoral Commission, relating to 9% of the seats, United Russia is at 38.75%, a sharp decline compared to 54.2% in 2016, while the Communists are given at 25.06% compared to the 13.34% in 2016.
‘Nuovo Popolo’, a new center-right party that has had the support of Alexei Navalny’s sympathizers, has crossed the 5% threshold and will join the Duma. According to preliminary data from the Central Electoral Commission, relating to the 9% vote of the seats, ‘Nuovo Popolo’ won 7% of the votes. The Liberal Democrats, Vladimir Zirinovskij’s far-right party, fell to 9% from 13% in 2016. The left of Russia Giusta is stable at 6%.
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