Putin's Party Set to Retain Power After Russia Vote Hit by Cyberattacks, Drones
· World · The Hindu, Euronews
United Russia won a large majority in State Duma elections, with about 57.5% of votes counted from 58% of precincts, projections showed. The ruling party is on course to retain its two-thirds majority of the 450-seat lower house, allowing it to amend the constitution. Ukrainian drones struck Moscow and surrounding areas on the final day of voting, killing two people and setting an oil refinery ablaze. Russia vowed to intensify strikes on Kyiv, accusing Ukraine of trying to disrupt the vote. No party opposed to the war was allowed to run, with the Supreme Court removing anti-war Yabloko from the ballot.
Why it matters
The result entrenches United Russia's control and its two-thirds constitutional amending power, shaping Russia's governance trajectory through the Ukraine war and beyond.
Read the original report — The Hindu
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