Source: Global Times
[Global Times Special Correspondent Liu Zhi] After counting 100% of the votes on the 21st, the ruling Russian Party, the United Russian Party, won the election of the Russian State Duma (Lower House of Parliament), won more than 300 seats, maintaining its "constitutional majority".
According to Russian News Agency 21, the vote counting results released by the Russian Central Election Committee show that the United Russian Party, Russian Communist Party , Liberal Democratic Party, Justice Russia-Patriot Party for the Truth Party and the New People Party were qualified to enter the Russian State Duma, with votes of 49.82%, 18.93%, 7.55%, 7.46% and 5.32% respectively. According to reports, this is the first time in nearly 18 years that five political parties have entered the Russian state Duma.
Russian President Putin said on the 20th that Russia's stability, prosperity and progress depend on the work of the State Duma. He hopes that the representatives of the new State Duma will do their best to live up to the trust of the people.
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Russian News Agency reported on the 21st that the Russian Embassy in the United States stated on social media that the number of cyber attacks Russia suffered during the national Duma election was unprecedented, half of which came from within the United States, and Russia is waiting for the US to give a detailed explanation on this. The statement also pointed out that the Russian State Duma election was fully in line with the principles of Russian domestic law and the international law , and the US slander of the election was not allowed and unfounded. Russian Presidential Press Secretary Peskov also said on the 20th that the Russian State Duma election is open, competitive and honest.
According to CNN on the 21st, U.S. State Department spokesman Price issued a statement on the 20th saying that Russia "prevented citizens from exercising civil and political rights" in the state Duma election, while the United States does not recognize Russia's election on "Ukrainian sovereign territory." The spokesman of the EU's Senior Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Stano, criticized the Russian State Duma elections for being held in an "intimidating atmosphere" and "serious violations." According to Russian media reports, Ukraine, the United Kingdom, Germany, and Turkey also accused the Russian state Duma election.
Russian Issue News quoted Russian Federal Council member Tekov as saying on the 21st: "The United States' response to the Russian state Duma election is foreseeable. Americans cannot objectively evaluate Russia's political events, which will be the case in the past and in the future. This is the characteristic of the American 'elite'." Russian Academy of Sciences expert Olenchenko said that Western countries smeared Russia's elections in order to cover up the problems existing in their elections. Former Ukrainian Foreign Minister Kolimkin said that after the Russian State Duma election, Kiev may face strong pressure from Russia. The EU will not stand on Kiev's side and will recognize the results of the Russian state Duma, including those in Crimea and Donbas, because Europe wants to have dialogue with Russia.
