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Were ‘extra’ votes counted in Russia’s presidential election?

Were ‘extra’ votes counted in Russia’s presidential election?

We look at voting data to investigate allegations of election fraud in Russia

More or Less · BBC Radio 4

March 23, 20189m 37s

Show Notes

Last week Vladimir Putin won a second consecutive and fourth overall term as the Russian President. Official polling results from the election show he received over 76 percent of the vote, with a total turnout of 67 percent, but there were also widespread allegations of irregularities including inflated turnout figures. More or Less takes a closer look at the election data from Russia to see if these complaints have merit.