Early returns in Russia's parliamentary election show main Kremlin party leading
Moscow, Sep 21 (AP) Early results from Russia’s first wartime parliamentary election, released by the country’s election commission early Monday, showed the main Kremlin party dominating the vote. The tightly controlled balloting was virtually devoid of opposition to President Vladimir Putin’s policies and all but certain to cement the Kremlin’s dominance. With some 58% of the precincts counted, United Russia had nearly 58% of the vote for the...