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Russian president defends vote that helped Kremlin, inspired opposition and drew fraud charges

Nationalist leader Vladimir Zhirinovsky later said Medvedev had told the opposition privately that the Oct. 11 election results would not be changed. But Zhirinovsky said opposition leaders agreed not to provoke a political crisis. Full Article at Macleans.ca

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  1. I agreed to meet with you and discuss the outcomes of the elections to local legislatures and local self-government bodies so that this all should not turn into a burial of democracy and the electoral system here
    SOURCE: Macleans.ca 1 month ago
  2. It's a key point, which would cool off the heads of those who have been stealing votes and who have been recording fake votes and breaking the law on elections
    Gennady Zyuganov – Gennady Zyuganov SOURCE: Macleans.ca 1 month ago
  3. It's a key point, which would cool off the heads of those who have been stealing votes and who have been recording fake votes and breaking the law on elections
    Gennady Zyuganov – Gennady Zyuganov SOURCE: FOX News 1 month ago
  4. I agreed to meet with you and discuss the outcomes of the elections to local legislatures and local self-government bodies so that this all should not turn into a burial of democracy and the electoral system here
    Dmitry Medvedev – Dmitry Medvedev SOURCE: FOX News 1 month ago
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