MOSCOW, Oct. 15 (Xinhua) -- Candidates backed by Russia's ruling party the United Russia won the gubernatorial elections in five regions, the country's Central Election Commission (CEC) said Monday.
According to preliminary results of the ballots counting, the United Russia party won the direct governors elections at the Amur Region in the Far East, the Bryansk and Ryazan Regions in central area, the Belgorod Region in the west and the Novgorod Region in the north, the CEC said in a live broadcast statement.
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