WORLD BRIEFING / RUSSIA
TIMES WIRE REPORTS
Dozens of lawmakers staged a walkout from parliament to protest what they and independent monitors describe as rigged local elections.
It was the first time in nine years that all factions except the main Kremlin-favored United Russia party walked out in protest.
The United Russia party won an overwhelming victory Sunday in more than 7,000 local elections in 75 of Russia’s 83 regions.
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