Posted AT 6:31 AM EDT on 29/02/08
Russians pressured to vote
MOSCOW — Young voters will get discounts for night club passes. Cheap groceries will be sold at the polls. Schools and hospitals, meanwhile, are threatening to fire workers who don't cast ballots.
Voters across Russia say they are being urged, cajoled and pressured to vote in an effort to ensure that the Kremlin's candidate scores a big win in Sunday's presidential elections.
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