Putin's United Russia party retains majority in controlled parliamentary vote

Vladimir Putin's United Russia party won just under 58% of the vote in a controlled parliamentary election, while Putin ally Ramzan Kadyrov secured nearly 100% in Chechnya, with analysts expecting the Kremlin to leverage the results to support ongoing military operations.

• United Russia won just under 58 percent of the vote in the parliamentary election.
• Ramzan Kadyrov won nearly 100 percent of the vote in Chechnya elections.
• Russian elections conclude with expected outcomes
• Kremlin expected to use results to claim backing for military operations