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Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday clinched another term in an election that lacked any serious challengers.  Russia’s Central Election Commission said Putin garnered 87 percent of the vote to secure another six years in office with nearly 100 percent of precincts reporting. The chief of the Central Election Commission, Ella Pamfilova, said nearly 76 million…

Thousands of Russians went to the polls on Sunday in protest, organizing an effort to cast ballots at the same time against President Vladimir Putin. Days before he died last month, Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny endorsed the noontime protest, coming on the final day of the country’s three-day election. Opposition to Putin has skyrocketed…