Claims of vote rigging a blow to Kremlin

– An election in Russia’s Primorsky region is to be rerun, dealing a rare blow to the Kremlin after allegations the vote was rigged in its candidate’s favour.

Ella Pamfilova, head of the Central Election Commission, did not accuse the Kremlin-backed candidate, Andrei Tarasenko, of orchestrating the vote-rigging, but had said irregularities had been identified. – Reuters

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