check it out:


Opposition parties in Russia have alleged that local elections across the country were marred by fraud......Votes were held in almost all regions, including Chechnya and Ingushetia, with United Russia likely to dominate.

But opposition parties say they were refused registration to take part and were denied media access

One official from United Russia, the party of Prime Minister Vladimir Putin and which backs President Dmitry Medvedev, said it won "practically every race it ran in", Reuters reported.
er,,,,ya. No kidding. I could imagine.

and this here:

Mr Nemtsov ( an electoral candidate) was refused permission to stand in Moscow's city council election, AP reported, with election officials alleging the 5,000 signatures his party collected were forged.
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Corruption abounds everywhere. Doesn't matter where you live.

It's known that Russia is a haven for corruption.

That's for sure.


and here's the beef:

chomp on this. Its a short read too.


BBC NEWS | Europe | Concern over 'rigged' Russia vote