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Putin's Party Cracks Down Despite Expected Victory

Russians vote in parliamentary elections on Sunday. They are expected to give the pro-Kremlin United Russia Party an overwhelming majority. So some are questioning why the authorities have risked discrediting the vote by cracking down on opposition groups and pressuring people to vote for President Vladimir Putin's party.

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