Russian leaders will clear obstacles to election win
The United Russia party has no dangerous opponents, but a decisive victory will take some engineering
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- Support for Putin's party
- Urban voters less acquiescent than others
- Government responses
- Proscriptive measures
- Intimidation
- Control of the media
- Interference in the electoral process
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_350.jpg "People of the \"Unite Russia\" political party during a rally in Moscow (Reuters/Maxim Shemetov)")