Pro-Kremlin party leads Russia's parliamentary vote – exit polls

President Vladimir Putin's United Russia party leads in a parliamentary election with nearly 40 percent of the vote, early results show

People vote during the last day of the three-day parliamentary and local elections in Saint Petersburg, on September 19, 2021.

Separately, an exit poll conducted by INSOMAR and published by Russia's RIA news agency predicted United Russia would win just over 45 percent of the vote. Initial results showed the Communist Party finishing in second place with 25.17 percent of the vote, followed by the nationalist LDPR party with 9.6 percent.Crackdown on opposition

Sources familiar with Google and Apple's decision said the move was taken under pressure from Russian authorities, including threats to arrest the tech giants' local staff. Turnout was at 45 percent according to the latest figures released by the election commission at 1500 GMT.

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