5th Duma Slated to Look like 4th Duma
Here are the official results TsIK (Central Electoral Commission) head Vladimir Churov gave at a press conference.
United Russia: 64.1% Communist Party of the Russian Federation: 11.6% Liberal Democratic Party: 8.2% Just Russia: 7.8% Agrarian Party of Russia: 2.3% Yabloko: 1.6% Civil Forces: 1.1% Union of Right Forces: 1.0% Patriots of Russia: 0.9% Party of Social Justice: 0.2% Democratic Party of Russia: 0.1%The turnout of the election was 63% of registered voters.
According to VTsIOM, the 5th Duma break down might be as follows:
United Russia: 313 seats. Communist Party: 62 seats LDPR: 40 seats Just Russia: 35
In comparison to the composition of the 4th Duma, here are the gains and losses for each party when they enter the 5th Duma:
United Russia: +13 Communist Party : +15 LDPR: +11 Just Russia: +2
The fact that each party gained seats is because the 7 percent threshold cut the chaff from the wheat. When the percentages of the 4th and 5th Duma are compared, you get the following gains and losses.
United Russia: -1.9% Communist Party: -1.2% LDPR: +1.8% Just Russia: +.5%
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