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Kadyrov leads Chechen election with 97% of the vote
 [RFE/RL] Partial results show that Chechen strongman Ramzan Kadyrov is leading with more than 97 percent of the vote in Sunday's election of the regional chief. With more than 15% of the ballots counted, Russia's Central Election Commission said on September 19 that the other candidates had secured less than 2% of the vote each. These candidates included Chechnya’s business ombudsman Idris Usmanov, Gairsolt Batayev of the Communist Party, and Sultan Denilkhanov of A Just Russia. Kadyrov has led Chechnya since March 2007. During the last several months, he has run the region as the acting leader after his term officially expired in April. Posted by: ryuge 2016-09-20 |
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