China Hopes Russian Elections to Stimulate Country's Development

© Sputnik / Alexandr Kryazhev / Go to the mediabankPolling stations in central Russia have opened for voting in elections to the country's lower house of the parliament
Polling stations in central Russia have opened for voting in elections to the country's lower house of the parliament - Sputnik International
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China considers that the recent Russian parliamentary elections will contribute to the country's national and economic development, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Lu Kang said Monday.

BEIJING (Sputnik) — On Sunday, the Russians cast their ballots to elect the State Duma, the lower house of the country’s parliament.

"The elections to the State Duma are a significant event for Russia. China supports the way of Russia's development… China considers that the elections reflect the [Russian] nation's choice and their results would make a contribution to the national development and economic progress [of Russia]," Lu said at a briefing.

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According to preliminary results, the United Russia gathered support of 54.22 percent of the voters, the Communist Party gained 13.68 percent of the votes, the Liberal Democratic party has 13.42 percent, while A Just Russia won 6.16 percent. Taking into consideration the single-member constituencies, the United Russia gains 343 seats in the parliament, with 42 seats for the Communist Party, 39 for the Liberal Democrats and 23 for A Just Russia.

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