China News Agency, Moscow, September 20 (Reporter Wang Xiujun) The Central Election Commission of Russia (referred to as the Russian-Chinese Election Commission) announced on the 20th the results of the 8th State Duma voting.

Statistics show that after counting 99.84% of the votes, the ruling party, the United Russia Party, won more than 300 seats in the State Duma and retained its “constitutional majority” status.

In addition, five political parties will enter the State Duma.

　　According to data from the Russian-Chinese Election Committee, after counting 99.84% of the votes, the United Russia Party leads with 49.83% of the votes. The Communist Party of the Russian Federation ranks second with 18.94% of the votes. The Liberal Democratic Party of Russia received 7.51% of the votes. In the third place.

Just Russia—Patriots—For the Truth Party and the New People’s Party received 7.47% and 5.33% of the votes respectively, ranking fourth and fifth.

　　The above-mentioned five parties have more than 5% of the votes and will enter the 8th State Duma according to Russian law.

This is also the first time in the past 18 years that Russia has five political parties entering the State Duma.

Among the remaining 10 political parties, the party with the highest votes was the Retirees Party, which received 2.46% of the votes.

　　In addition, the data shows that after counting 99.84% of the votes, the United Russia Party won 198 single-seat constituencies, the Communist Party of the Russian Federation won 9 single-seat constituencies, Fair Russia-Patriots-won 8 for the Truth Party, and the Liberal Democratic Party of Russia. 2 wins.

　　Earlier, Pamfilova, chairman of the Russian-Chinese Election Committee, said that the United-Russian Party won more than 300 seats in the State Duma and retained its “constitutional majority” status.

The number of seats won by the Russian Communist Party has increased significantly, and the number of seats of the Russian Liberal Democratic Party has almost been halved.

She emphasized that the entry of five political parties into the State Duma shows that Russia’s political diversity is expanding.

　　Na Chuanlin, a visiting scholar at the Department of Political Science of Moscow University, an expert on Russian political parties, and a professor at Jiangsu Normal University, told a reporter from China News Agency that the entry of the New People’s Party into the State Duma shows that Russia has a new political force demanding change. At the same time, the Communist Party of the Russian Federation has won more votes. It can reflect that the left-wing power of Russian society has once again strengthened.

In addition, the number of votes of the Russian Liberal Democratic Party led by Zhirinovsky has dropped significantly from the previous session, indicating that the influence of Russian nationalism has decreased.

　　According to data from the Russian-Chinese Election Commission, the voter turnout in the State Duma election was 51.68%, surpassing the 47.88% in 2016.

Russian President Putin said on the same day that the high turnout rate shows that people are treating the State Duma elections in a responsible manner. Russia's stability, prosperity and progress depend on the work of the State Duma. It is hoped that the representatives of the new State Duma will live up to the trust of the people.

　　The State Duma is Russia's permanent legislative body, composed of 450 representatives. It is mainly responsible for drafting and enacting national laws, deliberating the president's appointment to the prime minister of the government and deciding the trust in the president.

The election is a mixed election system, that is, half of the 450 seats are elected according to the proportional representation system of the party; the other half of the seats are elected in single-seat constituencies, that is, there are 225 constituencies across the country, and each constituency is elected Generate a representative.

The voting threshold for political parties to enter the State Duma is 5%.

(over)