United Russia Wins Putin's Wartime Election — SkimNews
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- United Russia easily won Russia's parliamentary election, with the Central Election Commission announcing the result on Monday after more than 95% of votes had been counted
- Putin framed the wartime vote as a test of public support for the war in Ukraine, casting the election as a referendum on his military campaign
Why it matters: Putin deliberately cast the election as a referendum on the Ukraine war, and United Russia's commanding win after 95% of ballots were counted gives the Kremlin a mandate claim to present continued wartime policies as backed by the Russian public.
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