Posted on 09/14/2014 10:11:33 AM PDT by goldstategop
SIMFEROPOL, September 14. /ITAR-TASS/. Russia’s ruling party United Russia is winning elections to Crimea’s State Council, or legislature, according to exit poll results announced on Sunday after polling stations were closed.
Thus, the results of the exit poll demonstrate that the United Russia is claiming 70.36% of the vote. Apart from the United Russia, two more parties - the Liberal Democratic Party (LDPR) and the Communist Party (CPRF) - are surmounting the five-percent barrier with 9.33 and 6.56% of the vote, respectively.
Candidates from the rest nine political parties, according to the exit polls, are failing to win seats in the Crimean Parliament. Thus, the Rodina party list enrolled the support from 4.41% of voters. The Communists of Russia won two percent of the vote, the A Just Russia party - 1.77%, the Russian Party of Pensioners for Justice - 1.56%, the Patriots of Russia - 1.15%, and the KPSS - 1.03% Other parties won less than one percent.
The exit poll involved 3,600 voters at 110 polling stations in Crimea. As many as 202 of the polled refused to answer questions. The error is within 1.5%
I don’t love him. I respect that he’s a formidable adversary.
But we radiate weakness.
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A very good analysis of the 3 classes of Putin shills here, thank you.
I don’t see this as impressive at all. The referendum to break away and join Russia was first reported out at over 97% in favor.
Only later did the word get out, in the Russian press I might add, that the margin of victory was actually just over 50% in favor. It was something like 51/49.
So what will this election be reported out as in 30-60 days? Any guesses? I sure don’t have one.
The break away referendum was announced in such a way to make folks think almost all Crimeans wanted to join Russia. Only 30% bothered to vote in the sham election. Only 51% voting yes, that means it was only verified that a little over 15% of the populace expressed the desire to return to Russia.
Evidently folks don’t remember back to the elections in the U.S.S.R. that were almost always close to unanimous in favor of the party candidate.
Poopin, has certainly returned Russia to it’s old glory.
The KPRF is a controlled opposition group anyway.
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