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Russia 2018: Kremlin Countdown

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A tip sheet on Russia's March 18 presidential election delivering RFE/RL and Current Time TV news, videos, and analysis along with links to what our Russia team is watching. Compiled by RFE/RL correspondents and editors.

Somebody has creatively spoiled their ballot -- renaming the candidates as Game of Thrones characters. (Putin is the Night King.)

Another video from our correspondent in Moscow, Chris Miller:

A polling station in Chelyabinsk has reported a 100 percent turnout with zero violations.

Video of ballot stuffing in Moscow Oblast:

Aleksei Navalny's website Navalny.com is updating turnout in real time based on reports from his electoral observers. In some cases, the opposition leader's turnout estimates are even higher than the Central Election Commissions.

The Central Election Commission says turnout is nearly 35 percent nationwide.

And Mikhail Vinogradov, president of the Petersburg Politics Foundation, compares the 2012 and 2018 turnout in regions in the Far East .

Aleksei Navalny isn't on the ballott. But his YouTube channel will be broadcasting from the polls throughout the day.

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