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Podolsk, Sep 19 (EFE/EPA).- Polling places in the European portion of Russia closed on Sunday after three days of voting in legislative elections in which the governing United Russia party claimed victory and appears to have retained its majority in the Duma, or lower house of Parliament.United Russia general secretary Andrei Turchak said at a political rally at the Moscow headquarters of the party that President Vladimir Putin had "obtained a clean and honest victory."The official vote count so far, with 27.82 percent of the ballots tabulated, gives United Russia 44.92 percent of the votes and the communists - who emerged as the big winners in this electoral round - 21.97 percent, their best result since 1999 and far above their performance in the 2016 election, when they garnered 13 percent. (Camera: MAXIM SHIPENKOV). SHOT LIST: THE MEMBERS OF THE LOCAL ELECTION COMMISSION COUNT BALLOTS AT A POLLING STATION DURING THE PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS AT A LOCAL SCHOOL IN PODOLSK OUTSIDE MOSCOW, RUSSIA.
Moscow (Russia), Sep 15 (EFE) .- (Camera: Fernando Salcines) The Kremlin has removed its main rivals, opposition leader Alexei Navalny and prominent communist and liberal politicians, in an unprecedented purge aimed at guaranteeing the victory of the worn-out presidential party, United Russia, in the legislative elections that start this Friday.FOOTAGE OF ELECTION POSTERS IN THE CITY OF MOSCOW AND OF AN ELECTORAL RALLY OF THE RUSSIAN COMMUNITY PARTY, WITH THE PRESENCE OF ITS LEADER, GUENNADY ZYUGÁNOV.
Moscow (Russia), Aug 25 (EFE/EPA).- (Camera: Maxim Shipenkov) The election campaign for the Duma elections, which will be held from September 17 to 19, began with a clear expectation among Russians: Russia's military intervention in Afghanistan after the Taliban came to power. FOOTAGE OF STOCK IMAGES OF THE RUSSIAN STATE DUMA BUILDING, THE CENTRAL ELECTION COMMISSION, THE KREMLIN AND ELECTION BILLBOARDS IN MOSCOW, RUSSIA, AS THE COUNTRY'S ELECTION CAMPAIGN BEGAN.
Vietnamese Communist Party's General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong arrives in Moscow for visit that seeks to boost Vietnam-Russia ties. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
Images of Poland's liberal Civic Coalition's gathering in Warsaw as the opposition party is tipped to win the country's parliamentary elections, winning over the ruling populists and the far-right. The party is led by former EU chief Donald Tusk and two smaller opposition parties. They are expected to win 248 seats in the 460-seat lower house of parliament, according to an exit poll. IMAGES
U.S. President Barack Obama attends an outdoor arrival ceremony in heavy rain, as the first sitting U.S. president to visit Laos. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).