Putin's United Russia party takes a hit at the polls

http://www.nma.tv Prime Minister Vladimir Putin's United Russia Party lost seats at Russia's parliamentary election last Sunday. This time, United Russia got just 49.5 percent of the vote, as opposed to 64 percent in the election 4 years ago. Part of the slide is based on the perception that the United Russia party is corrupt, and part of it is the Russian people's increasing discomfort with P ...