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Podolsk, Sep 19 (EFE/EPA).- Polling places in the European portion of Russia closed on Sunday after three days of voting in legislative elections in which the governing United Russia party claimed victory and appears to have retained its majority in the Duma, or lower house of Parliament.United Russia general secretary Andrei Turchak said at a political rally at the Moscow headquarters of the party that President Vladimir Putin had "obtained a clean and honest victory."The official vote count so far, with 27.82 percent of the ballots tabulated, gives United Russia 44.92 percent of the votes and the communists - who emerged as the big winners in this electoral round - 21.97 percent, their best result since 1999 and far above their performance in the 2016 election, when they garnered 13 percent. (Camera: MAXIM SHIPENKOV). SHOT LIST: THE MEMBERS OF THE LOCAL ELECTION COMMISSION COUNT BALLOTS AT A POLLING STATION DURING THE PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS AT A LOCAL SCHOOL IN PODOLSK OUTSIDE MOSCOW, RUSSIA.
Nicolas Sarkozy's lawyer, Thierry Herzog, and former deputy director of the 2012 presidential campaign, Jérôme Lavrilleux, arrive at the Paris correctional court for the opening of the 'Bygmalion' trial, in which the former French President faces accusations of "illegal financing of an election campaign." If convicted, Sarkozy is liable to one year's imprisonment and a 3,750 euro fine. IMAGES
Republican Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas plans to attend President-elect Joe Biden's inauguration. This comes after weeks of elevating misinformation about the election results. Cruz has faced immense backlash and increasing pressure to resign following his objection. Biden has even criticized the Texas senator and said he should be defeated in 2024. Since November, Cruz has sown doubts into the electoral process, says Business Insider. Cruz's communications director, Lauren Blair Bianchi, also left her job in the wake of the siege.
The US equity indexes closed at record highs on Thursday. Analysts look to the Democrats' victories in the Georgia Senate runoffs as a factor in the surge. Experts say the dual victories in the Georgia Senate runoffs pave the way for sweeping fiscal support in early 2021. The S&P 500 was up 1.5% at 3,803.79. The Dow Jones industrial average closed 212 points higher at 31,041.13, up 0.7%. While the Nasdaq composite saw an uptick of 2.6% at 13,067.48.
On Wednesday, Vice President Mike Pence wrote a letter to Congress. In the letter he does not have the "unilateral authority" to throw out states' electoral votes. The statement came minutes before Congress convened to officially certify President-elect Joe Biden's 2020 election victory. Pres. Trump has insisted that Pence has the power to "decertify" states' electoral votes and throw the election to him.
On Thursday Utah Congressman-elect Burgess Owens said he will support the challenge to Joe Biden's victory. Owens said he would take to the floor of the House of Representatives and declare his support for President Donald Trump. According to Business Insider Owens contends that there was "no question" that Trump was reelected. Owens said that his goal was "to make sure that I'm doing everything I can to take this to every legal end we have."
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