Posted AT 4:31 AM EDT on 04/12/07
Critics blast fairness of Russian election
MOSCOW — A day after President Vladimir Putin's United Russia party crushed opponents in parliamentary elections, the guessing has begun over the future of the 55-year-old, two-term President.
So too have the complaints from Western leaders, who warned that Mr. Putin's landslide win on Sunday was tainted by voting irregularities.
In Washington and across Europe, the reaction to Mr. Putin's victory ranged from subdued to critical.
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