MOSCOW – The main Kremlin party has retained its dominance in regional elections across Russia, but the opposition made gains in some areas, according to early official results released Monday.Voters in dozens of Russian regions cast ballots Sunday to elect regional governors, members of provincial legislatures and city councils.
The vote comes weeks after the Kremlin's most prominent critic, Alexei Navalny, was poisoned with Soviet-era nerve agent Novichok.Sunday’s vote was an important test for Navalny’s supporters, who were campaigning to win seats in several regional legislatures.Navalny, who fell ill on a domestic flight in Russia on Aug.