Staff Reporter
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/ 30 November 2007

Intimidation and bribery as Putin prepares for victory

The Kremlin is planning to rig the results of Russia’s parliamentary elections on Sunday by forcing millions of public sector workers across the country to vote, the <i>Guardian</i> has reported. Local administration officials have called in thousands of staff on their day off in an attempt to engineer a massive and inflated victory for President Vladimir Putin.