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Russia's ruling party leading in parliamentary elections
2011-12-05
(Xinhua) -- The ruling United Russia party led by Prime Minister Vladimir Putin led in Sunday's State Duma elections, the Central Election Commission (CEC) said Monday.

Putin's party after massive cheating won 49.99 percent of the vote after ballot counting was finished in more than 70 percent of the voting districts, said the commission.

The United Russia party was followed by the Communist Party which gained 19.35 percent.

The Liberal Democratic Party of Russia won 11.8 percent, compared with 13 percent for A Just Russia.

The three other small factions, including the Yabloko, the Patriots of Russia and the Right Cause, each gained less than 3 percent of the vote.

According to the electoral law, parties must pass a 7-percent threshold for representation in the State Duma.
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