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An elderly voter casts her vote, Putin in the Kremlin

Elections

 

There is no about who will win the presidential election in Russia.

Deputy prime minister Dmitry Medvedev is Mr Putin's hand-picked candidate.

So will he be any different from Mr Putin and what issues will he prioritise?



What does the vote and the way it was conducted tell us about the state of democracy in Russia?

The BBC's Allan Little sent this perspective from Moscow.

 Allan Little reflects on the outcome of the Russian elections



Various organisations have accused Russia of denying the opposition the right to be heard, while Medvedev is all but president elect.

To understand how this might be allowed Allan Little went to the offices of Russia's electoral commission, led by Vladimir Churov, appointed less than a year ago and already in the front line of the debate over press freedom.

 Listen to an interview with Vladimir Churov from the electoral commission on Russian democracy



After a decade of economic growth, Russia's next president faces substantial challenges, as James Rodgers has been finding out.

 Listen to James Rodgers's report on future challenges for the Russian president



Will president-in-waiting Medvedev be any different from Mr Putin? What issues will he prioritise?

One big issue he's promised to tackle is crime and corruption.

Richard Galpin reports from the far eastern city of Vladivostok, which is regarded as one of the crime capitals of Russia.

Listen to Richard Galpin on organised crime



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