A tense night is ahead for participants in Russia's parliamentary elections as vote counting gets underway. According to exit polls, the United Russia party, chaired by PM Vladimir Putin, is leading with 48 % of the vote. According to a poll by the All-Russian Public Opinion Research Center (VCIOM), the Communist Party (KPRF) is second with 19.8 % of the votes, followed by Fair Russia with over 12 %, and the LDPR with over 11 %. RT's Anissa Naouai discusses the results of the vote with Dmitry Peskov, Prime Minister Putin's press secretary.

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