05 / 12 / 2011
Early Russian polls show surprise setback for Vladimir Putin
"Exit polls from Sunday's State Duma elections show Vladimir Putin's ruling party winning less than half the votes. The results of exit polls, reported on Russian state TV, suggest that the Kremlin might be in for a huge shock when the votes from Sunday's State Duma elections have all been counted". Read more
By Fred Weir, The Christian Science Monitor, 4 December 2011