Russia votes for its next president
RUSSIANS headed to the polls today for the first of three days that will decide their president for the next six years.
Vladimir Putin is all but certain to win a fifth term in office.
His main opposition will come from Nikolai Kharitonov, representing the Communist Party of the Russian Federation, which still commands widespread support.
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