'No surprises' as results emerge in Russian parliamentary election

'No surprises' as results emerge in Russian parliamentary election.

Key points

• Preliminary results from Russia's elections suggest that the party backed by President Vladimir Putin, United Russia, will maintain its grip on parliament.
• The outcome comes as no surprise, according to the BBC's Russia editor, Steve Rosenberg.
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• The only anti-war party, Yabloko, was removed the ballot in the run-up to polling day – although some candidates remained in some constituencies.

For context, the outcome comes as no surprise, according to the BBC's Russia editor, Steve Rosenberg. This person has been after the elections from Moscow.

In practice, the vote comes after more than four and a half years of war against Ukraine, a conflict which has seen massive battlefield losses for the Russian army and sparked economic hardship.

In practice, the only anti-war party, Yabloko, was removed the ballot in the run-up to polling day – although some candidates remained in some constituencies. You are now after Russia.

Updates from your News topics will appear in My News and in a collection on the News homepage. You are now after Europe.

Taken together, the developments around ' No surprises' as results emerge in Russian parliamentary election point to a situation that is still moving, and the coming days should bring more clarity.