Preliminary election results: Putin's majority is likely to fall

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Source: Bloomberg
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According to preliminary results of Russian parliament elections, United Russia party has lost majority in State Duma as it gained 49.8% votes compared to 64.1% in previous elections in 2007. Initial results show that 3 other parties that have surpassed 7% boundary are the Communist party that gained 19.2%, Just Russia party with 13.1% and Liberal Democratic Party that got 11.7%. Nevertheless, PM Putin has claimed the results to be "optimal".

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