The ruling United Russia party secured landslide wins at weekend regional elections but lost its majority in a Siberian city council contested by supporters of stricken Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny, partial results showed on Monday.
Reuters: Russia’s ruling party loses majority in Siberian council targeted by stricken Navalny
Members of a local electoral commission empty a ballot box at a polling station in Siberian city of Novosibirsk, on September 13, 2020. - Russians on September 13, voted in regional elections overshadowed by the poisoning of the main opposition leader Alexei Navalny, who had campaigned for tactical voting to push out the ruling party. (Photo by Alexander NEMENOV / AFP)
