For several hours after polls closed in Russia’s parliamentary elections, a surprise seemed possible. Not overall defeat for Kremlin-aligned United Russia, of course, but a triumph of tactical voting in Moscow that would deliver many of its seats in the national parliament to critics of Russian President Vladimir Putin.
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Irish Times: Leaving nothing to chance
Cars drive past the Kremlin during the last day of the three-day parliamentary and local elections in Moscow on Sept. 19, 2021.
