Elections split Russia by votes, such a division may get worse in the future - expert

The latest parliamentary polls show that Russia has split by type of votes. There are national republics, where the United Russia Party dominates, excluding Chuvashia and Komi, there are villages where the party has good support and there are cities where the United Russia Party loses to opposition, Yevgeny Minchenko, Director of the International Institute of Political Expertise, told Vestnik Kavkaza.

The expert believes that such a division may get worse in the future, because an such argument as "those who vote better get financed better" may cause certain problems. It is clear that Central Russia and the north-western part would never vote the way Chechnya does. It is a situation worthy of concern.

Minchenko said that the North Caucasus has administrative resources, on the one hand, and is a source of votes for United Russia, on the other.

The party expects 238 out of 450 seats in the parliament of the sixth calling, secretary of the presidium of the general council of the party, Sergey Neverov, said. The main result is that people vote for the policies of Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and leader of the party Prime Minister Vladimir Putin.

Sergey Zheleznyak, deputy of Neverov, said that the party dominates in 27 regions of Russia.

CEC head Vladimir Churov said on Monday that the United Russia Party had 315 parliamentary seats in the previous calling, compared with 238 this time. Some 96% protocols have been processed. The CPRF expects 92 seats, A Just Russia - 64, the LDPR - 56.

The parliament of the fifth calling had 57 seats for the CPRF, 40 for the LDPR and 38 for A Just Russia.