RUSSIA - Dec.7 - Kremlin Wins Parliamentary Elections.

General elections to a new 450-seat Duma duma (d

`mä), Russian name for a representative body, particularly applied to the Imperial Duma established as a result of the Russian Revolution of 1905. are held throughout the country. Three pro-Kremlin parties gain an over-whelming majority (see below).

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Publication:	APS Diplomat Recorder
Article Type:	Brief Article
Geographic Code:	4EXRU
Date:	Dec 13, 2003
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