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Putin's party heads for landslide as campaign ends
2007-12-01
Campaigning for Russia's parliamentary election ended on Friday with President Vladimir Putin's party on course for a landslide victory and opposition groups voicing fears of widespread ballot-rigging.

Putin is leading the United Russia party into Sunday's vote and will use the big majority it is expected to win to cement his grip on power even after he steps down from the presidency at the end of his second term next year. Most Russian voters credit Putin with restoring stability and economic growth after the chaos of the 1990s. Opinion polls indicate his party will pick up about 60 percent of the vote on Sunday, with its nearest rivals trailing far behind.
Posted by:Fred

#4  Won by a mudslide.
/Firesign Theater
Posted by: Alaska Paul   2007-12-01 16:57  

#3  they're gonna be soooo surprised when they sober up....
Posted by: Frank G on the road   2007-12-01 13:28  

#2  Why the hell did the ruskies go through all the bullshit and hardship of overthrowing their government if that is what they really wanted anyway?

I don't get it, sometimes I simply don't "get it".
Posted by: bigjim-ky   2007-12-01 12:42  

#1  See Hugo, you don't have to gun up the students to do this. Just good old fashion KGB methodologies that have proven successful for decades. That's why you don't get respect. You're a country bumpkin making an ass out himself. You don't have that cold professional business like projection of o'Puty here. You won't see the King of Spain telling Puty to shut up. And for good reason.
Posted by: Procopius2k   2007-12-01 08:15  

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