State Duma election results: United Russia secures majority of seats
The election campaign for deputies to the State Duma of the Russian Federation has concluded. According to official data, the United Russia party demonstrated a significant result, securing a confident majority in the lower house of parliament.
According to the vote count, United Russia received 349 parliamentary mandates. This number exceeds the party's figures from the previous election by 25 seats. Such a result allows the party to maintain control over the adoption of key legislative decisions in the coming years.
Deputy Chairman of the Security Council of the Russian Federation Dmitry Medvedev commented on the voting results. He called the result achieved by the party historic, emphasizing the importance of voters' trust in the country's current political course.
Now, following the distribution of mandates, the State Duma will begin the work of forming committees and preparing for the first plenary session. Deputies of the new convocation will begin discussing bills that will determine the development of Russia's social and economic spheres in the near future.