Putin's United Russia wins election after barring opposition | DW News

Early results in Russia's parliamentary election point to a victory for President Vladimir Putin's United Russia Party. With a third of all the ballots counted, the party has won some 45 percent. The vote came in the wake of a clampdown that saw many opposition politicians and activists arrested or barred from running.
This time Russia's voters had three days to cast their ballots, rather than just one. In some regions people could even vote online. Observers say the goal was a high voter turnout to lend the election more legitimacy.
But for three days, there have also been reports of voter fraud. Videos of election officials trying to cover up obvious ballot stuffing made the rounds. Some of them went viral. But Russia's central electoral commission has said the vote was overwhelmingly transparent.
Independent monitors disagree. They put the number of violations at over 3000. But voters in Moscow hoped their ballot could make a difference.
Russia's communist party came second in the ballot. Traditionally they have been considered loyal to the Kremlin. But that may now be changing with young faces joining the old guard.
Historically the Duma has upheld the status quo, but with Russia's economy in crisis, the new parliament might need to make some tough change in the country.

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[saltymonke]

It's simple, in Russia the ballot is like this.

1st candidate : Vladimir
2nd candidate : Vladimirovich
3rd candidate : Putin

[johnhopkins]

Disappointed with the results... expected 125% of the vote

[kathev]

U can't lose if u don't have opponent.
- Sigma Putin

[HoweFare]

If you ever feel useless, remember Russia has elections

[leonardgrant]

Russian elections are like the Aladeen marathon (from the movie The Dictator 2012). Where Aladeen shot everybody in the leg and then won the marathon.

[utkarshdubey]

Public - will there be any women president in russia?
Putin - no because i am not a women 😂😂

[handlaidtracksanddprinted]

Putin won a democracy "participation" trophy...

[svetlanalex]

Is Russia a democratic country?

Yesnt

[SgtCake]

STOP putting "Russia" and "democratic" in the same sentence!

[Greenpoloboy]

Well, I've just fallen off my chair!

[stefan-pziy]

Imagine seeing politician candidates in countries such as Vietnam, China, Russia, North Korea, Belarus👁️👄👁️

[bizda_eng_arzoni]

Many of life's failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up. -Thomas A. Edison

[algirdas]

"Isollated" 3000-4000 irregularities (and only those that were documented) :D.

[junheceta]

WELL
To paraphrase Stalin: "Death is the solution to all problems. No opponent, no problem."

[ДмитрийЩербаков-шя]

If you are interested.
My mother works as a teacher at a school, the director ordered all teachers to vote for Putin's party.
The same situation was when I served in the army in 2012, we had an order to vote for Putin who refused would be punished.

[DarxKies]

Imagine being so sick of Putin that you want the communists back. Ouch.

[Erimej]

In many ways, democracy had failed Russia...

[PalleRasmussen]

It was very fair, Vlad's party had a totally fair win. No cheating there, no repression of opposition.

All hail Tzar Vladimir The Great.

[Based_Is_Best]

Wait, shady things happen in Russia? 🤯

[sleepyjoe]

Congrat's Mr. Putin! May you have a long reign.