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The results of the elections in Russia pretty much matched the predictionsRussia’s Ruling Party Stumbles in Some Regional Elections
Russia’s ruling party, United Russia, won less than half of the popular vote in the weekend’s regional elections, the last electoral test before momentous coming races for Parliament and president, according to results released Monday.
The party still won easily in all 12 regional contests, which its chairman, Prime Minister Vladimir V. Putin, called “more than satisfactory.”…
It was notable that support for United Russia was below 50 percent in seven of the regions and below 40 percent in two, and some analysts said it was a sign that rising prices and unemployment were strengthening the hand of the opposition….
“The question is, what happens now,” said Stanislav A. Belkovsky, a prominent political analyst. “Can the systemic opposition join forces so that they can form a parliamentary majority? If they can, then we could talk about real political change. If they can’t, then everything will stay the way it is, regardless of the results of the elections.”…
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