Russia’s ruling party set to win wartime election amid drone strikes
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Russia’s pro-Putin United Russia party is on track to retain control of parliament in a tightly managed wartime election held under the shadow of Ukrainian drone attacks on Moscow.[4][5][7] Preliminary results suggest the Kremlin-backed party will keep its constitutional majority, reinforcing Vladimir Putin’s grip on power as the war and associated security tensions continue.[4][7]