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Russian MPs back bill to hold polls over three days | Malay Mail

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MOSCOW, July 15 — Russia’s parliament today approved legislation that allows elections to be held over three days, in a move the opposition said was aimed at hollowing out democratic polls. A bill that allows elections to be held over “several but no more than three days” was adopted by...

Russian President Vladimir Putin's critics say elections held over multiple days could easily be rigged. — AFP pic

The amendments allow elections to be held outside polling stations and enable voters to cast ballots in various “public spaces”, said the State Duma. The voting process, which was not monitored by proper election observers, was ridiculed on social media and criticised by Kremlin critics.

 

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