Egregious Violations Found by Observers of Vote as Russia Dictatorship Cheats Election for a Lead

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Reported violations mar Russia’s first polls since Putin’s return

AFP – Russians on Sunday voted to elect governors and mayors in the first such polls since President Vladimir Putin’s return to the Kremlin, as observers complained of numerous and egregious violations. The government was quick to dismiss claims of voting irregularities, with Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev.