Putin's United Russia party headed for victory in Parliamentary elections
Russian news agency TASS tweeted, "United Russia to get 76.22% of seats in the new State Duma — CEC," on Monday.
Although there was a low turn out of voters, 47 per cent, according to media reports, Putin said his party had "achieved a very good result."
The result increases United Russia's majority after it achieved 49% of the vote in the 2011 Duma elections. The party, led by Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev, will also take more seats in parliament, up from 238, the BBC reported.
Image: Dmitry Medvedev Twitter
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