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Moscow, Sep 16 (EFE) .- (Camera: Fernando Salcines) The ruling party United Russia, worn out by the coronavirus pandemic and the 20 years it has been in power, seeks to renew the constitutional majority starting this Friday in the Duma or Lower House.FOOTAGE OF MOSCOW.
Moscow (Russia), Sep 15 (EFE) .- (Camera: Fernando Salcines) The Kremlin has removed its main rivals, opposition leader Alexei Navalny and prominent communist and liberal politicians, in an unprecedented purge aimed at guaranteeing the victory of the worn-out presidential party, United Russia, in the legislative elections that start this Friday.FOOTAGE OF ELECTION POSTERS IN THE CITY OF MOSCOW AND OF AN ELECTORAL RALLY OF THE RUSSIAN COMMUNITY PARTY, WITH THE PRESENCE OF ITS LEADER, GUENNADY ZYUGÁNOV.
Russian President Vladimir Putin visits the ruling United Russia party headquarters after exit polls show it won parliamentary elections. Angela Moore reports.
Russians vote in parliamentary polls, with parties loyal to President Vladimir Putin set to maintain their dominance as the Kremlin sought to make a show of eliminating vote fraud after mass opposition protests last time around.
Images of Poland's liberal Civic Coalition's gathering in Warsaw as the opposition party is tipped to win the country's parliamentary elections, winning over the ruling populists and the far-right. The party is led by former EU chief Donald Tusk and two smaller opposition parties. They are expected to win 248 seats in the 460-seat lower house of parliament, according to an exit poll. IMAGES
Kuwaitis queue outside a polling station in Kuwait City as polls for the parliamentary elections open. More than 793,000 eligible voters will have the chance to determine the make-up of the 50-seat legislature in the only Gulf Arab state to have an elected parliament with powers to hold government to account. IMAGES