Putin’s United Russia party loses a third of seats in Moscow election
Turnout in Moscow was just under 22%
09 September 2019 - 20:28
Moscow — Russia’s ruling United Russia party, which supports President Vladimir Putin, has lost one-third of its seats in the Moscow city assembly, final polling data cited by Russian news agencies showed on Monday, in an awkward setback for the Kremlin.
However, the party retained its majority in the Moscow assembly following Sunday’s nationwide local elections, and its candidates for regional governor appeared to have won in St Petersburg and in 15 other parts of the vast country...
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