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Comic Panel: Kuukautinen Follows the Suspense of Russia’s Election Night

From Helsingin Sanomat · () Finnish

Translated from Finnish and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • A Kuukautinen studio segment analyzes the result of Russia’s State Duma election.
  • A dialogue cites a Levada poll showing United Russia with about 30 percent support, nearly 20 percentage points below its previous election result.

“Welcome, viewers, to follow the counting of the votes in Russia’s State Duma election!” Piia Pasanen says in the Kuukautinen studio segment.

Welcome, viewers, to follow the counting of the votes in Russia’s State Duma election! Sami, what do the starting positions look like?

· Piia PasanenShe opens the Kuukautinen discussion of the Russian election count.

Asked about the starting position, Sami Borg cites a Levada Research Center poll. United Russia, the ruling party, would receive about 30 percent support, he says, nearly 20 percentage points less than in the party’s previous election.

According to a poll by the Levada Research Center, the ruling party United Russia would receive about 30 percent support, which would be nearly 20 percentage points less than the party’s result in the previous election.

· Sami BorgHe describes the polling outlook for United Russia.
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