Peskov called the victory of United Russia evidence of consolidation around Putin

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The Russian leader's press secretary, Dmitry Peskov, said that the victory of the United Russia party in the State Duma elections indicates the consolidation of citizens around Russian President Vladimir Putin and support for his policies.

Elections of deputies to the State Duma of the ninth convocation were held from September 18 to 20.

MOSCOW, September 27 - RIA Novosti. The victory of the United Russia party in the State Duma elections indicates the consolidation of citizens around Russian President Vladimir Putin and support for his policies, said the Russian leader’s press secretary Dmitry Peskov.

“Since the United Russia party received an absolute majority, and this is a party that absolutely shares Putin’s ideology, this can, of course, be compared with such a statement, the consolidation of Russian citizens around the president and general support for his policies,” Peskov said in an interview with Pavel Zarubin for Vesti.