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| Russia's ruling party hit badly in Moscow election | Russia's ruling party hit badly in Moscow election |
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| Russia's ruling United Russia party has suffered major losses in Sunday's election to the Moscow city parliament, nearly complete results show. | Russia's ruling United Russia party has suffered major losses in Sunday's election to the Moscow city parliament, nearly complete results show. |
| The party lost nearly a third of the seats in the 45-member parliament, but remains on course to retain its majority with about 26 seats. | The party lost nearly a third of the seats in the 45-member parliament, but remains on course to retain its majority with about 26 seats. |
| With most opposition candidates disqualified, the Communists, independents and others gained seats. | With most opposition candidates disqualified, the Communists, independents and others gained seats. |
| The exclusion of the opposition candidates triggered mass protests. | The exclusion of the opposition candidates triggered mass protests. |
| Thousands of people have been detained, and riot police have been accused of a brutal crackdown on demonstrators. | Thousands of people have been detained, and riot police have been accused of a brutal crackdown on demonstrators. |
| What's the latest from Moscow? | What's the latest from Moscow? |
| With nearly all the results in, United Russia is predicted to get 26 seats in the city parliament (Mosgorduma). | |
| The party's brand has become so toxic lately that all its members ran as independents, the BBC's Sarah Rainsford in Moscow reports. | The party's brand has become so toxic lately that all its members ran as independents, the BBC's Sarah Rainsford in Moscow reports. |
| In a major upset, the party's leader in the Russian capital, Andrei Metelsky, was not re-elected. | In a major upset, the party's leader in the Russian capital, Andrei Metelsky, was not re-elected. |
| The Communist Party is expected to get 13 seats, while the liberal Yabloko party and left-leaning Just Russia will each have three seats. | The Communist Party is expected to get 13 seats, while the liberal Yabloko party and left-leaning Just Russia will each have three seats. |
| Opposition leader Alexei Navalny promoted a strategy of "smart voting" after his own allies were all barred from running in this election. | Opposition leader Alexei Navalny promoted a strategy of "smart voting" after his own allies were all barred from running in this election. |
| Mr Navalny's team outed what they called "undercover" United Russia candidates, and campaigned for those best placed to defeat them. He described the result as "fantastic". | Mr Navalny's team outed what they called "undercover" United Russia candidates, and campaigned for those best placed to defeat them. He described the result as "fantastic". |
| Turnout in Sunday's election was about 22%. | Turnout in Sunday's election was about 22%. |