Vlad can’t lose as Russia votes

POLLS opened in Russia’s Far East regions for the presidential election Sunday in which Vladimir Putin is seeking a fourth term in the Kremlin.

Voting started at 8 a.m. in Russia’s Chukotka and Kamchatka regions and will conclude at 8 p.m. in Kaliningrad, the Baltic exclave that is Russia’s westernmost region.

With Putin guaranteed to win another term despite facing seven challengers, authorities are conducting get-out-the-vote efforts to ensure a good turnout. Russian workers say they are under pressure to prove to their employers they voted.