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    BBC Learning English Words in the News Putin's party loses support in polls

    5th December 2011


    The Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has suffered an unexpected setback in parliamentary elections. His party, United Russia, has won just under 50% of the vote considerably down on the last election. From Moscow Steve Rosenberg reports: For Vladimir Putin this is uncharted territory. He's grown used to being Russia's most popular and powerful politician. Completely in control. But his political party has stuttered at the polls. United Russia will remain the largest single party in the new parliament but it will have fewer seats. Its share of the vote has dropped from 64% to around 50%. And that amid widespread allegations of vote rigging in favour of the ruling party. That will come as an embarrassment to Mr Putin, just three months before he runs again for Russian president. He's almost certain to win the presidential election next March. But the parliamentary poll reflects a growing fatigue with a leader who has dominated the Russian political stage for more than a decade. Steve Rosenberg, BBC News, Moscow

    Words in the News bbclearningenglish.com

    British Broadcasting Corporation 2011 Page 1 of 2

    Vocabulary and definitions

    unchartered territory in control stuttered widespread allegations

    an unfamiliar situation has power to give orders and make decisions gone through in an unsure way, with stop and start a great number of statements not yet proven saying that illegal or improper things were done

    vote rigging

    dishonest way of influencing the result of an election through tampering with the vote

    an embarrassment reflects fatigue dominated political stage

    bound to cause shame shows tiredness influenced decisively arena of politics

    More on this story: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-16024938 Read and listen to the story and the vocabulary online:
    http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/language/wordsinthenews/2011/12/111205_witn_putin.shtml

    Words in the News bbclearningenglish.com

    British Broadcasting Corporation 2011 Page 2 of 2

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