Russia election results cement Putin's dominance as United Russia secures sweeping Duma majority

Moscow, Sept 21 (UNI) President Vladimir Putin's dominance of Russian politics is further cemented on Monday as his ruling United Russia party secured a commanding victory in the State Duma election, winning 57.83 per cent of the vote and projected to take 355 of the 450 seats in the lower house of parliament, according to preliminary results. With 95.18 per cent of ballots counted, United Russia is far ahead of the Communist Party, which has 13.81 per cent, followed by the Liberal Democratic Party of Russia (LDPR) with 8.98 per cent and New People with 7.96 per cent, Central Election…