According to the news, Rodina party is becoming important ______. [br] [origina

(25[C])The nationalist Rodina party is emerging as a significant political force in regional elections, challenging the pro-Kremlin United Russia party in some areas due to disenchantment with the government’s regional and social policies, political analysts said.
     In Oct. 3 elections to the regional parliament in Tula, (26[D])Rodina came in second after United Russia with 13 percent of the vote, ahead of the Communists with 11 percent.