Russian Central Election Commission publishes results after processing over 75% of State Duma vote protocols

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The Russian Central Election Commission (CEC) has released preliminary results of vote counting for the State Duma elections, with 75.31% of ballots processed.

United Russia leads with 57.48% of the votes. The Communist Party of the Russian Federation (CPRF) follows with 14.03%, Liberal Democratic Party of Russia (LDPR) with 8.75%, New People with 8.01%, and Fair Russia with 5.01%.

The elections took place from September 18 to 20. A total of 450 deputies are elected for a five-year term.