Putin Loses Majority In Russian Elections As Communist Party Soars

With 70% of the votes counted in Russia's parliamentary elections, something odd is happening: Putin's United Russia party has seen a major drop in popularity from the two thirds constitutional majority it held over the past 4 years, and will likely not even have an absolute majority in parliament, forcing it to form a coalition government with less than 50% of the vote going its way. The vote comes at a sensitive time for Russia which has lately seen verbal escalation with NATO and

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