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Northern nomads cast their votes

Published: 19 February, 2008, 08:17

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Early voting in the presidential election is underway in Russia. Among the first to cast their votes were nomadic deer herders living in the extreme north.

Off-road vehicles and helicopters carrying members of the Russiain Election Commission brought ballot boxes to the hard-to-reach areas of the vast tundra.

The rest of the country has its chance to vote on March 2.

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