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Sep. 17th, 2019 07:42 pmPro-Putin candidates suffer losses in Moscow elections
One possible way to interpret the result of the Russian local elections if of course that it's a win for the ruling party. In all 16 regions, the pro-Kremlin governors won, although many were under the guise of independents. The ruling party got a majority in 12 out of the 13 local parliaments where a vote was held, which gave some of its members a reason to claim a landslide victory.
Except, in Moscow, Putin's party suffered a major setback...
One possible way to interpret the result of the Russian local elections if of course that it's a win for the ruling party. In all 16 regions, the pro-Kremlin governors won, although many were under the guise of independents. The ruling party got a majority in 12 out of the 13 local parliaments where a vote was held, which gave some of its members a reason to claim a landslide victory.
Except, in Moscow, Putin's party suffered a major setback...