MOSCOW. March 15 (Interfax) - The communists drew much stronger electoral support in the current regional elections than previously, Communist Party leaders said at a news conference on Monday.
"We have scored higher points nearly everywhere, which allows us to build a center-left vertical system in all regional governments," Communist Party leader Gennady Zyuganov said. Support for the communists was strongest in cities, where the communists gained 27% to 35% of the votes.
He noted however, that vote tampering was mostly reported in rural areas. "The governor's conduct was much quieter this time, and most of the mud slinging was down in rural areas," he said.
The Communist Party's first deputy leader, State Duma Vice Speaker Ivan Melnikov said the Communists "did better than before and even rose to a qualitatively new level of voter support."
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