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<p><span word="Millions">Millions</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Russians">Russians</span> <span word="voted">voted</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="elect">elect</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="president">president</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Prime">Prime</span> <span word="Minister">Minister</span> <span word="Vladimir">Vladimir</span> <span word="Putin">Putin</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="former">former</span> <span word="president">president</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="strong">strong</span> <span word="favorite">favorite</span>.</p><p><span word="Voting">Voting</span> <span word="ended">ended</span> <span word="at">at</span> 8 <span word="pm">pm</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Russia">Russia</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="nine">nine</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="zones">zones</span>. <span word="Preliminary">Preliminary</span> <span word="results">results</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="expected">expected</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="announced">announced</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="early">early</span> <span word="hours">hours</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span>.</p><p><span word="With">With</span> <span word="Putin">Putin</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="held">held</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="presidency">presidency</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="terms">terms</span> <span word="from">from</span> 2000 <span word="to">to</span> 2008, <span word="widely">widely</span> <span word="expected">expected</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="secure">secure</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="half">half</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="vote">vote</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="win">win</span> <span word="directly">directly</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="round">round</span>, <span word="his">his</span> <span word="supporters">supporters</span> <span word="planned">planned</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="early">early</span> <span word="celebrations">celebrations</span> <span word="near">near</span> <span word="Manezh">Manezh</span> <span word="Square">Square</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span> <span word="night">night</span>.</p><p><span word="If">If</span> <span word="Putin">Putin</span> <span word="wins">wins</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="round">round</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="inaugurated">inaugurated</span> <span word="president">president</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="early">early</span> <span word="May">May</span>, <span word="replacing">replacing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="current">current</span> <span word="office">office</span> <span word="holder">holder</span>, <span word="Dmitry">Dmitry</span> <span word="Medvedev">Medvedev</span>. <span word="Putin">Putin</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="promised">promised</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="appoint">appoint</span> <span word="Medvedev">Medvedev</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="prime">prime</span> <span word="minister">minister</span>.</p><p><span word="Authorities">Authorities</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Russian">Russian</span> <span word="capital">capital</span> <span word="mobilized">mobilized</span> 16,000 <span word="police">police</span> <span word="officers">officers</span>, 14,000 <span word="volunteers">volunteers</span>, <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 4,000 <span word="guards">guards</span> <span word="and">and</span> 2,000 <span word="police">police</span> <span word="academy">academy</span> <span word="students">students</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="security">security</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="election">election</span> <span word="day">day</span>.</p><p><span word="More">More</span> <span word="than">than</span> 380,000 <span word="police">police</span> <span word="officers">officers</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="deployed">deployed</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="event">event</span> <span word="across">across</span> <span word="Russia">Russia</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Interior">Interior</span> <span word="Ministry">Ministry</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="Two">Two</span> <span word="webcams">webcams</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="installed">installed</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="nearly">nearly</span> 95,000 <span word="polling">polling</span> <span word="stations">stations</span> <span word="throughout">throughout</span> <span word="Russia">Russia</span>. <span word="The">The</span> $478 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="project">project</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="core">core</span> <span word="promise">promise</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Putin">Putin</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="wake">wake</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="protests">protests</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="alleged">alleged</span> <span word="fraud">fraud</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Russia">Russia</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="parliamentary">parliamentary</span> <span word="elections">elections</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="December">December</span>.</p><p><span word="Some">Some</span> 600,000 <span word="people">people</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="registered">registered</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="website">website</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="monitor">monitor</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="voting">voting</span> <span word="process">process</span> <span word="via">via</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Internet">Internet</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="chief">chief</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Moscow">Moscow</span> <span word="municipal">municipal</span> <span word="electoral">electoral</span> <span word="commission">commission</span>.</p>
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