The Latest: Early results: Russian ruling party winning vote

Russian President Vladimir Putin casts his ballot at a polling station during a parliamentary election in Moscow, Russia, Sunday, Sept. 18, 2016. Russia's weekend parliament elections take place under new rules that in principle could bring genuine opposition into the national legislature. (Grigory Dukor/ pool photo via AP) Russian President Vladimir Putin casts his ballot at a polling station during a parliamentary election in Moscow, Russia, Sunday, Sept. 18, 2016. Russia's weekend parliament elections take place under new rules that in principle could bring genuine opposition into the national legislature. (Grigory Dukor/ pool photo via AP)

By Associated Press September 18, 2016 2 min read

MOSCOW (AP) – The Latest on Russia’s parliamentary election (all times local):

9:05 p.m.

Russia’s Central Election Commission says the very first results show the ruling United Russia party winning in the parliamentary election.

Polls closed at 9 p.m. local time (1800 GMT) in Russia’s westernmost region while Russia’s regions in the Far East and Siberia have been counting the ballots for several hours now.

Less than 7 percent of the ballots counted show United Russia getting about 44 percent of the vote, with the Liberal Democrat Party trailing behind with 18 percent of the vote. The results are likely to change as votes in the west of Russia are counted.