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MOSCOW — A court on Friday found Russia’s only independent election watchdog guilty of violations, casting doubt on its ability to monitor Sunday’s parliamentary election as voters complain of record violations by the Kremlin party.
The Kremlin is determined to see the dominant United Russia maintain its majority in parliament. President Dmitry Medvedev and Prime Minister Vladimir Putin both made final appeals for the party Friday, warning that a parliament of diverse political camps would be incapable of making decisions.
