Russia Unified Local Elections Many Putin Administration Candidates Dominate September 14 11:37
A unified local election is being held in Russia on the 13th, and votes are being counted.
Despite allegations of attempted poisoning of opposition leaders, the predominance of Putin's candidates has been reported in many regions, and the administration has suppressed public dissatisfaction.
In Russia, elections were held on the 13th to select governors of 18 regions, heads of republics, and members of state and municipal councils.
Vote counting is underway in various parts of the country, but according to state television and other sources, the predominance of Putin's candidates has been reported in the elections of the governor and chief.
Former Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev, the leader of Putin's ruling party, United Russia, declared victory, saying, "It's a good and valuable result. Overall success."
In Russia, dissatisfaction with the prolonged economic stagnation and the Putin administration's powerful political methods has continued, anti-government demonstrations are continuing in the Far East, and before the election, opposition leader Navalny Suspicions of attempted poisoning have also surfaced, suggesting that poisonous nerve agents may have been used.
In the Siberian city council elections in Novosibirsk and Tomsk, it is reported that the opposition candidates supported by Mr. Navalny will make a leap and the ruling party may cut the number of seats in half, but the impact is expected to be limited, and the Putin administration Is a form that suppresses public dissatisfaction.