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Medvedev passes 'face control' in New York

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Published 02 March, 2008, 20:10

Voters who went to the polls on Sunday have taken many factors into account, including how the candidates look and dress. RT went to find out what notoriously picky New Yorkers think about the candidates.

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New Yorkers were shown pictures of Russia’s presidential hopefuls, without disclosing who they were. Call it a superficial but brutally honest poll.

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