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Rigged elections are nothing new in Russia, but this is the first time that smartphones have broadcast the brazen ballot stuffing live on the Internet.

What is the official reaction? Instead of heeding calls from such people as former Soviet president Mikhail Gorbachev, who is demanding a fresh election, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin blamed Hillary Clinton personally for instigating the street protests that followed the election. He criticized her for her outspoken remarks in which she rightly talked about the Russian people’s right to a free election.

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