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United Russia party claims victory, retains Duma majority

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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.

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