Russian Duma polls pave way for Putin's re-election
Electoral fraud was less visible but the results were predictable except for United Russia's high figures
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- Vote-rigging
- Nationalist mood
- Safest option
- Electoral rule changes
- Low turnout
- Opposition debacle
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_350.jpg "A polling station during a parliamentary election in Stavropol (Reuters/Eduard Korniyenko)")