Russia's ruling pro-Putin party wins wartime election with over 57% of vote, near complete results show

Russia's ​ruling United Russia ​party easily ‌won a ​parliamentary election that President Vladimir Putin ‌has cast as a test of support for the war in Ukraine, the ‌Central Election Commission said on ‌Monday, after over 95% of votes had been counted. United Russia party won 57.83% ⁠of ​the ⁠vote, the Central Election Commission said, up from ⁠49.8% which it won in 2021, the ​last time an election for ⁠the State Duma, the lower house ⁠of parliament, ​was held.

The results would hand United Russia 355 seats ⁠in the 450-seat Duma, which would see it ⁠retain ⁠its constitutional majority, the commission said.