Russia goes to the polls on Friday to elect a new parliament

Russia goes to the polls on Friday to elect a new parliament
# 17 September 2021 07:26 (UTC +04:00)

Russia goes to the polls on Friday to elect a new parliament in a three-day vote that the ruling United Russia party is expected to win despite a ratings slump after the biggest crackdown on the Kremlin's critics in years, APA reports quoting Reuters.

At stake is United Russia's super majority in the 450-seat State Duma.

The vote runs until late Sunday and is seen as a dry-run for the presidential election in 2024.

The Communist party led by 77-year-old parliament veteran Gennady Zyuganov is seen as the ruling party's strongest rival at the vote, followed by the LDPR party headed by 75-year-old nationalist Vladimir Zhirinovsky.

Both those parties, like the Just Russia party, back Putin on many key policy matters.

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THE OPERATION IS BEING PERFORMED