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President of United Russia ” Dmitry Medvedev was unable to visit the party's headquarters after the election to the State Duma due to illness, said Andrei Turchak, head of the party's general council, according to Russia-1.
Turchak noted that Medvedev had a serious cough and could not attend the event. However, he asks him to thank everyone for their contribution to victory.
Meanwhile, United Russia states that the party is able to create a constitutional majority in the State Duma after the election. At the time when 18% of the protocols were read, the party gained 42.5% and the closest persecutor – the Communist Party of the Russian Federation – 23.24%.