Russia votes for Putin’s successor

March 2, 2008 – 9:28 am

Russian voters will head to the polls on Sunday to pick a president, but the outcome is not expected to be a surprise: A hand-picked successor to President Vladimir Putin is expected to win in a landslide, after hardly even bothering to campaign.


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