Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega. File photoMEXICO CITY, Sep 13Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega and Vice President Rosario Murillo sent congratulations to Russian President Vladimir Putin and United Russia chairman Dmitry Medvedev on the victory of this party in the 2022 regional elections in the Russian Federation. «This is a special day, and we want to greet and congratulate you with the victory of the United Russia party in the regional elections in the fraternal Russian Federation,» the text of the letter, which was published on its website by the Nicaraguan Canal 4, says. The spouses, who head the executive branch of the Central American country, called the election results a victory for the programs and Russia» and an expression of people's trust. «Your people have confirmed their unity on the path that the Russian Federation is heroically and victoriously advancing in defense of peace and good,» the text of the letter says. Elections were held in Russia from September 9 to 11. About 4.7 thousand election campaigns covered 82 regions, 44 million Russians could take part in them. Direct voting elected 14 governors, deputies of six legislative assemblies and city councils of 12 administrative centers. As a result of the voting, all 14 acting governors who were nominated for a new term managed to keep their posts. In general, political scientists unanimously note the strong support of United Russia both in regional and municipal elections, as well as candidates for acting governors. everywhere improved the result compared to the results of the elections in 2017 and to the State Duma last year. ER perceives its result in the last elections as a huge credit of trust from citizens who voted for the party, said Sergey Perminov, deputy secretary of the party's general council. United Russia won 1,160 seats in Moscow municipal elections
