“Final results of Russia’s election show the Kremlin party won a record number of parliament seats”
“Full results released Friday from Russia’s first wartime parliamentary election showed that the tightly orchestrated vote had further cemented the Kremlin’s overwhelming political control of the country.”“Tight control over the voting process allowed the Kremlin to strengthen its political dominance”
“Virtually any genuine opposition parties or candidates were excluded from running in the Sept. The liberal Yabloko party, the only registered political entity that dared to publicly criticize the war, was removed from the ballot last month by Russia’s Supreme Court.“
“On Wednesday, Putin declared that the election results were a show of public support for his policies.”