Russian Observers Charge Fraud in Putin’s Landslide Re-Election
- Cameras capture ballot-stuffing in numerous polling stations
- Russia election chief says Western pressure united society
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Russian election observers denounced what they said were large-scale violations in the presidential vote that handed Vladimir Putin a crushing victory, including ballot-stuffing that was captured on state-controlled cameras.
Golos, an election-monitoring organization, said it registered more than 1,500 violations in regions across Russia. Several cases of people stuffing ballot boxes at polling stations, including near Moscow, were recorded on cameras set up by the authorities to ensure a transparent vote.