Russian voters showed their loyalty to President Vladimir Putin in parliamentary elections on Sunday, strengthening his already powerful position in Russia.
According to preliminary results, the pro-Kremlin United Russia Party collected 36 percent of the votes, twice as many as any other party.
In a major reversal of fortunes however, the Communist Party received only 13 percent of the votes.
During the previous parliamentary elections 24 percent of the Russian population ...
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