Ruling party winning Russian parliament vote in early results

Early results on Sunday showed Russia's ruling United Russia party winning in the parliamentary election, amid reports of election violations and visible voter apathy in the country's two largest cities.

Less than 7% of the ballots were counted by the evening, showing United Russia getting about 44% of the vote, with the Liberal Democrat Party trailing with 18% of the vote. The results are likely to change as votes in the west of Russia are counted.