page_title: 2003 Russian legislative election
hierarchical_section_title: 2003 Russian legislative election
caption_attribution_description: Russian Legislative Election 2003, party colors are arbitrary, party locations are arbitrary
context_page_description: Legislative election were held in Russia on 7 December 2003. At stake were the 450 seats in the State Duma, the lower house of the Federal Assembly.
  As expected, the pro-Vladimir Putin United Russia party received the most votes and won the most seats. The Communist Party remained the second largest, though much reduced in strength. The Liberal Democratic Party improved its position by 19 seats, while the liberal Yabloko and the liberal-conservative Union of Right Forces lost most of their seats.
context_section_description: Legislative election were held in Russia on 7 December 2003. At stake were the 450 seats in the State Duma (Gosudarstvennaya Duma), the lower house of the Federal Assembly.
  As expected, the  pro-Vladimir Putin United Russia party received the most votes (37.6 percent) and won the most seats. The Communist Party remained the second largest, though much reduced in strength. The Liberal Democratic Party improved its position by 19 seats, while the liberal Yabloko and the liberal-conservative Union of Right Forces lost most of their seats.
caption: Election results
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