IN BRIEF: Preliminary results of Russian elections, United Russia leads, governors elected
According to the data from the Central Election Commission, 90.45% of ballots have been counted so far | The United Russia party is leading in the Duma election with 57.82% of the vote, with 90.45% of ballots counted, data from the Central Election Commission showed. TASS has compiled the key information about the elections across the country.
■ Unelected EU official fumes over Russian election (RT) | The EU said separately that it would never recognize voting held in Crimea, Donetsk, Lugansk, Zaporozhye, and Kherson regions – all of which voted to join Russia in public referendums in 2014 and 2022. Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Norway, and the UK issued a joint statement likewise describing the voting in those territories as a “sham.”



