Sunday, February 19, 2012

Russia: Putin tops early voting for presidency

xinhuanet.com

On Friday, voters from several remote areas in Russia begin advanced voting in the 2012 Russian election, which will last until March 3rd. Only about 1 percent of all registered voters are expected to cast their votes on Friday.

According to the latest polls, Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin’s support rate has been on the rise and is the highest of the presidency candidates at 55%. The leader of Russia’s Communist Party has seen his support rate decline slightly from 10% last week to 9%. Meanwhile, the leader of the Liberal Democratic Party has mainted an 8% support rate.

And, the only independent candidate, Mikhal Prokhorov’s support rate has also increased from 4% to 5%. As well, the leader of the party A Just Russia, has also seen a support increase over the last week from 3% to 5%. The Russian presidential election will formally begin on March 4th.

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