Putin's Party Keeps Strong Control After Russian Election

The party backing Vladimir Putin has won a huge majority in parliament, though voters living outside of Russia felt very differently.

Vladimir Putin’s political party has secured a supermajority in Russia’s latest parliamentary election. This means they won enough seats to easily pass almost any law they want. Official results show the party took 355 seats in the legislature. A small party that spoke out against the war managed to get a tiny foothold in one region, but they remain a very small group compared to the victors. While the party kept a firm grip on power, they did not win over everyone. Data shows that Russian citizens living in other countries voted against Putin's party by a wide margin. This highlights a cl…