Putin's Party Kept Its Grip On Russia's Parliament. The Wartime Vote Shut Out Most Opposition Candidates.

Source: International Business Times

A United Russia campaign display in Moscow ahead of the parliamentary election. President Vladimir Putin's ruling party retained its majority in the State Duma. Getty Images President Vladimir Putin's United Russia party retained its commanding majority in the country's parliament after a three-day election held under tight political controls, with preliminary results putting the ruling party on course for its largest-ever number of seats in the State Duma.