United Russia party leading preliminary vote count with 50% of ballots processed

MOSCOW, September 21. /TASS/. The ruling United Russia party is leading Russia's parliamentary election with 57.26% of the vote, followed by the Communist Party (CPRF) with 13.84%, with 41.04% of ballots counted, data from the Russian Central Election Commission showed.

According to early results of the election, the LDPR garnered 9.09% of the vote, New People 7.97%, and A Just Russia 5.22%.