Russian election: Putins United Russia suffers losses BBC Newsnight

Russia s ruling United Russia party has suffered major losses in the election to the Moscow city parliament. Subscribe to our channel here: Vladimir Putin s party lost nearly a third of the seats, but remains on course to retain its majority with about 26 seats. United Russia for years the dominant force has become so unpopular it fielded candidates as independents. With most opposition candidates disqualified, there were large scale protests in the run up to the election.