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RIGA, Oct. 4 (Xinhua) -- The United List, led by Latvian Prime Minister Andris Kulbergs, took a large lead in the country's parliamentary election, preliminary results released Sunday morning showed. According to the Central Election Commission, with about 93 percent of the votes counted as of 6:35 a.m. local time (0335 GMT), the United List had secured 35.44 percent of the vote, followed by Latvia First with 13.22 percent and Sovereign Power/Alliance of Young Latvians with 11.73 percent. The National Alliance, the Progressives and New Unity had received 9.09 percent, 7.24 percent and 6.18 percent, respectively. The Union of Greens and Farmers had garnered 4.62 percent, slightly below the 5-percent threshold required to win seats in parliament. The vote count was still underway, and ...